diff --git a/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/auth/AuthConfigFactory.java b/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/auth/AuthConfigFactory.java
index 625197f017..fee1181bfb 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/auth/AuthConfigFactory.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/build/service/docker/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/kit/build/service/docker/auth/AuthConfigFactory.java
@@ -61,19 +61,12 @@ public class AuthConfigFactory {
 
     static final String DOCKER_LOGIN_DEFAULT_REGISTRY = "https://index.docker.io/v1/";
 
-    private KitLogger log;
+    private final KitLogger log;
     private static final String[] DEFAULT_REGISTRIES = new String[]{
             "docker.io", "index.docker.io", "registry.hub.docker.com"
     };
 
-    /**
-     * Constructor which should be used during startup phase of a plugin
-     *
-     */
-    public AuthConfigFactory() {
-    }
-
-    public void setLog(KitLogger log) {
+    public AuthConfigFactory(KitLogger log) {
         this.log = log;
     }
 
diff --git a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java
index 8da398e298..55b6d4e1f9 100644
--- a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java
+++ b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractDockerMojo extends AbstractMojo implements ConfigH
     @Override
     public void contextualize(Context context) throws ContextException {
         plexusContainer = ((PlexusContainer) context.get(PlexusConstants.PLEXUS_KEY));
-        authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -436,14 +435,12 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!skip) {
             boolean ansiRestore = Ansi.isEnabled();
             log = new AnsiLogger(getLog(), useColorForLogging(), verbose, !settings.getInteractiveMode(), getLogPrefix());
+            authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory(log);
+            imageConfigResolver.setLog(log);
 
             try {
-                authConfigFactory.setLog(log);
-                imageConfigResolver.setLog(log);
-
                 LogOutputSpecFactory logSpecFactory = new LogOutputSpecFactory(useColor, logStdout, logDate);
 
-
                 DockerAccess access = null;
                 try {
                     JKubeProject jkubeProject = MavenUtil.convertMavenProjectToJKubeProject(project, session);
@@ -575,7 +572,7 @@ protected void processDmpPluginDescription(URL pluginDesc, File outputDir) throw
         }
     }
 
-    protected RegistryService.RegistryConfig getRegistryConfig(String specificRegistry) throws MojoExecutionException {
+    protected RegistryService.RegistryConfig getRegistryConfig(String specificRegistry) {
         return new RegistryService.RegistryConfig.Builder()
                 .settings(MavenUtil.getRegistryServerFromMavenSettings(settings))
                 .authConfig(authConfig != null ? authConfig.toMap() : null)
diff --git a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java
index 9432488da8..6d7bdc72cc 100644
--- a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java
+++ b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.service.docker.ServiceHub;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.service.docker.access.DockerAccess;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.service.docker.access.log.LogOutputSpecFactory;
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.service.docker.auth.AuthConfigFactory;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.service.docker.config.ConfigHelper;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.util.AnsiLogger;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.util.MavenUtil;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public void executeInternal(ServiceHub hub) throws MojoExecutionException {
     public void executeDockerBuild() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!skip) {
             log = new AnsiLogger(getLog(), useColor, verbose, !settings.getInteractiveMode(), getLogPrefix());
-            authConfigFactory.setLog(log);
+            authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory(log);
             imageConfigResolver.setLog(log);
 
             LogOutputSpecFactory logSpecFactory = new LogOutputSpecFactory(useColor, logStdout, logDate);
diff --git a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/PushMojo.java b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/PushMojo.java
index df88799eca..cd46560176 100644
--- a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/PushMojo.java
+++ b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/PushMojo.java
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         super.execute();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void contextualize(Context context) throws ContextException {
-        authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void executeInternal(ServiceHub serviceHub) throws MojoExecutionException {
         if (skipPush) {
diff --git a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java
index b9f8cf7f09..8dccd96d8e 100644
--- a/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java
+++ b/kubernetes-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ public class WatchMojo extends AbstractDockerMojo {
     private KubernetesClient kubernetes;
     private ServiceHub hub;
 
-    @Override
-    public void contextualize(Context context) throws ContextException {
-        authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (skip) {
diff --git a/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java b/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java
index a45d0cfd30..b45361fae5 100644
--- a/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java
+++ b/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/AbstractDockerMojo.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.codehaus.plexus.context.Context;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.context.ContextException;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.generator.api.GeneratorContext;
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.api.auth.AuthConfig;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.core.GavLabel;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.core.JKubeBuildContext;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.build.core.config.JKubeBuildConfiguration;
@@ -428,7 +429,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractDockerMojo extends AbstractMojo implements ConfigH
     @Override
     public void contextualize(Context context) throws ContextException {
         plexusContainer = ((PlexusContainer) context.get(PlexusConstants.PLEXUS_KEY));
-        authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -436,14 +436,12 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!skip) {
             boolean ansiRestore = Ansi.isEnabled();
             log = new AnsiLogger(getLog(), useColorForLogging(), verbose, !settings.getInteractiveMode(), getLogPrefix());
+            authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory(log);
+            imageConfigResolver.setLog(log);
 
             try {
-                authConfigFactory.setLog(log);
-                imageConfigResolver.setLog(log);
-
                 LogOutputSpecFactory logSpecFactory = new LogOutputSpecFactory(useColor, logStdout, logDate);
 
-
                 DockerAccess access = null;
                 try {
                     ConfigHelper.validateExternalPropertyActivation(MavenUtil.convertMavenProjectToJKubeProject(project, session), images);
@@ -574,7 +572,7 @@ protected void processDmpPluginDescription(URL pluginDesc, File outputDir) throw
         }
     }
 
-    protected RegistryService.RegistryConfig getRegistryConfig(String specificRegistry) throws MojoExecutionException {
+    protected RegistryService.RegistryConfig getRegistryConfig(String specificRegistry) {
         return new RegistryService.RegistryConfig.Builder()
                 .settings(MavenUtil.getRegistryServerFromMavenSettings(settings))
                 .authConfig(authConfig != null ? authConfig.toMap() : null)
diff --git a/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java b/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java
index e7eb125974..6b85265dd8 100644
--- a/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java
+++ b/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/build/BuildMojo.java
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 @Mojo(name = "build", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.PRE_INTEGRATION_TEST, requiresDependencyResolution = ResolutionScope.COMPILE)
 public class BuildMojo extends AbstractDockerMojo implements Contextualizable {
 
-    // Handler dealing with authentication credentials
-    private AuthConfigFactory authConfigFactory;
-
     @Override
     protected boolean isDockerAccessRequired() {
         boolean ret = false;
@@ -74,11 +71,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         executeDockerBuild();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void contextualize(Context context) throws ContextException {
-        authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void executeInternal(ServiceHub hub) throws MojoExecutionException {
         if (skipBuild) {
@@ -114,7 +106,7 @@ public void executeInternal(ServiceHub hub) throws MojoExecutionException {
     public void executeDockerBuild() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!skip) {
             log = new AnsiLogger(getLog(), useColor, verbose, !settings.getInteractiveMode(), getLogPrefix());
-            authConfigFactory.setLog(log);
+            authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory(log);
             imageConfigResolver.setLog(log);
 
             LogOutputSpecFactory logSpecFactory = new LogOutputSpecFactory(useColor, logStdout, logDate);
diff --git a/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java b/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java
index 8c71789885..0c6b1a870d 100644
--- a/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java
+++ b/openshift-maven-plugin/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/maven/plugin/mojo/develop/WatchMojo.java
@@ -160,11 +160,6 @@ public class WatchMojo extends AbstractDockerMojo {
     private KubernetesClient kubernetes;
     private ServiceHub hub;
 
-    @Override
-    public void contextualize(Context context) throws ContextException {
-        authConfigFactory = new AuthConfigFactory();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (skip) {