diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/200_kubectl_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/200_kubectl_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91430dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/200_kubectl_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- kubectl plugin - correct console log (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubernetes/issues/200).
diff --git a/plugins/connection/kubectl.py b/plugins/connection/kubectl.py
index f3015e2e..5c16fe9e 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/kubectl.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/kubectl.py
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     def _build_exec_cmd(self, cmd):
         """ Build the local kubectl exec command to run cmd on remote_host
         """
-        local_cmd = censored_local_cmd = [self.transport_cmd]
+        local_cmd = [self.transport_cmd]
+        censored_local_cmd = [self.transport_cmd]
 
         # Build command options based on doc string
         doc_yaml = AnsibleLoader(self.documentation).get_single_data()