diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/client/client.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/client/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d054fc7a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/client/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/identity"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/endpoints/request"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/resource"
+	k8sUser "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
+	k8sRequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
+)
+
+type K8sHandler interface {
+	GetNamespace(orgID int64) string
+	Get(ctx context.Context, name string, orgID int64, subresource ...string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error)
+	Create(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error)
+	Update(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error)
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, name string, orgID int64, options v1.DeleteOptions) error
+	DeleteCollection(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) error
+	List(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, options v1.ListOptions) (*unstructured.UnstructuredList, error)
+	Search(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, in *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) (*resource.ResourceSearchResponse, error)
+	GetStats(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (*resource.ResourceStatsResponse, error)
+}
+
+var _ K8sHandler = (*k8sHandler)(nil)
+
+type k8sHandler struct {
+	namespacer         request.NamespaceMapper
+	gvr                schema.GroupVersionResource
+	restConfigProvider apiserver.RestConfigProvider
+	searcher           resource.ResourceIndexClient
+}
+
+func NewK8sHandler(namespacer request.NamespaceMapper, gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, restConfigProvider apiserver.RestConfigProvider, searcher resource.ResourceIndexClient) K8sHandler {
+	return &k8sHandler{
+		namespacer:         namespacer,
+		gvr:                gvr,
+		restConfigProvider: restConfigProvider,
+		searcher:           searcher,
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) GetNamespace(orgID int64) string {
+	return h.namespacer(orgID)
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, orgID int64, subresource ...string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
+	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
+	newCtx, cancel, err := h.getK8sContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	client, ok := h.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return client.Get(newCtx, name, v1.GetOptions{}, subresource...)
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) Create(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
+	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
+	newCtx, cancel, err := h.getK8sContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	client, ok := h.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return client.Create(newCtx, obj, v1.CreateOptions{})
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) Update(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
+	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
+	newCtx, cancel, err := h.getK8sContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	client, ok := h.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	return client.Update(newCtx, obj, v1.UpdateOptions{})
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) Delete(ctx context.Context, name string, orgID int64, options v1.DeleteOptions) error {
+	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
+	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
+	newCtx, cancel, err := h.getK8sContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	client, ok := h.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return client.Delete(newCtx, name, options)
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) DeleteCollection(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) error {
+	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
+	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
+	newCtx, cancel, err := h.getK8sContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	client, ok := h.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get k8s client")
+	}
+
+	return client.DeleteCollection(newCtx, v1.DeleteOptions{}, v1.ListOptions{})
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) List(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, options v1.ListOptions) (*unstructured.UnstructuredList, error) {
+	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
+	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
+	newCtx, cancel, err := h.getK8sContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	client, ok := h.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get k8s client")
+	}
+
+	return client.List(newCtx, options)
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) Search(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, in *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) (*resource.ResourceSearchResponse, error) {
+	// goes directly through grpc, so doesn't need the new context
+	if in.Options == nil {
+		in.Options = &resource.ListOptions{}
+	}
+
+	in.Options.Key = &resource.ResourceKey{
+		Namespace: h.GetNamespace(orgID),
+		Group:     h.gvr.Group,
+		Resource:  h.gvr.Resource,
+	}
+
+	return h.searcher.Search(ctx, in)
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) GetStats(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (*resource.ResourceStatsResponse, error) {
+	// goes directly through grpc, so doesn't need the new context
+	return h.searcher.GetStats(ctx, &resource.ResourceStatsRequest{
+		Namespace: h.GetNamespace(orgID),
+		Kinds: []string{
+			h.gvr.Group + "/" + h.gvr.Resource,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) getClient(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (dynamic.ResourceInterface, bool) {
+	cfg := h.restConfigProvider.GetRestConfig(ctx)
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	dyn, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	return dyn.Resource(h.gvr).Namespace(h.GetNamespace(orgID)), true
+}
+
+func (h *k8sHandler) getK8sContext(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc, error) {
+	requester, requesterErr := identity.GetRequester(ctx)
+	if requesterErr != nil {
+		return nil, nil, requesterErr
+	}
+
+	user, exists := k8sRequest.UserFrom(ctx)
+	if !exists {
+		// add in k8s user if not there yet
+		var ok bool
+		user, ok = requester.(k8sUser.Info)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not convert user to k8s user")
+		}
+	}
+
+	newCtx := k8sRequest.WithUser(context.Background(), user)
+	newCtx = log.WithContextualAttributes(newCtx, log.FromContext(ctx))
+	// TODO: after GLSA token workflow is removed, make this return early
+	// and move the else below to be unconditional
+	if requesterErr == nil {
+		newCtxWithRequester := identity.WithRequester(newCtx, requester)
+		newCtx = newCtxWithRequester
+	}
+
+	// inherit the deadline from the original context, if it exists
+	deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline()
+	if ok {
+		var newCancel context.CancelFunc
+		newCtx, newCancel = context.WithTimeout(newCtx, time.Until(deadline))
+		return newCtx, newCancel, nil
+	}
+
+	return newCtx, nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/client/client_mock.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/client/client_mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3a4e347e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/client/client_mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/storage/unified/resource"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+)
+
+var _ K8sHandler = (*MockK8sHandler)(nil)
+
+type MockK8sHandler struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) GetNamespace(orgID int64) string {
+	args := m.Called(orgID)
+	return args.String(0)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, orgID int64, subresource ...string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, name, orgID, subresource)
+	if args.Get(0) == nil {
+		return nil, args.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.Unstructured), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) Create(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, obj, orgID)
+	if args.Get(0) == nil {
+		return nil, args.Error(1)
+	}
+	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.Unstructured), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) Update(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, obj, orgID)
+	if args.Get(0) == nil {
+		return nil, args.Error(1)
+	}
+	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.Unstructured), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) Delete(ctx context.Context, name string, orgID int64, options v1.DeleteOptions) error {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, name, orgID, options)
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) DeleteCollection(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) error {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, orgID)
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) List(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, options v1.ListOptions) (*unstructured.UnstructuredList, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, orgID, options)
+	if args.Get(0) == nil {
+		return nil, args.Error(1)
+	}
+	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.UnstructuredList), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) Search(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, in *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) (*resource.ResourceSearchResponse, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, orgID, in)
+	if args.Get(0) == nil {
+		return nil, args.Error(1)
+	}
+	return args.Get(0).(*resource.ResourceSearchResponse), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func (m *MockK8sHandler) GetStats(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (*resource.ResourceStatsResponse, error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, orgID)
+	if args.Get(0) == nil {
+		return nil, args.Error(1)
+	}
+	return args.Get(0).(*resource.ResourceStatsResponse), args.Error(1)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
index 2bb3d84aa0c..7c2fcc90258 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service.go
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection"
-	k8sUser "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
-	k8sRequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/authlib/claims"
 
@@ -38,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/slugify"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/accesscontrol"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/client"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/endpoints/request"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards/dashboardaccess"
@@ -95,26 +92,10 @@ type DashboardServiceImpl struct {
 	folderPermissions    accesscontrol.FolderPermissionsService
 	dashboardPermissions accesscontrol.DashboardPermissionsService
 	ac                   accesscontrol.AccessControl
-	k8sclient            dashboardK8sHandler
+	k8sclient            client.K8sHandler
 	metrics              *dashboardsMetrics
 }
 
-// interface to allow for testing
-type dashboardK8sHandler interface {
-	getClient(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (dynamic.ResourceInterface, bool)
-	getNamespace(orgID int64) string
-	getSearcher() resource.ResourceIndexClient
-}
-
-var _ dashboardK8sHandler = (*dashk8sHandler)(nil)
-
-type dashk8sHandler struct {
-	namespacer         request.NamespaceMapper
-	gvr                schema.GroupVersionResource
-	restConfigProvider apiserver.RestConfigProvider
-	searcher           resource.ResourceIndexClient
-}
-
 // This is the uber service that implements a three smaller services
 func ProvideDashboardServiceImpl(
 	cfg *setting.Cfg, dashboardStore dashboards.Store, folderStore folder.FolderStore,
@@ -124,12 +105,7 @@ func ProvideDashboardServiceImpl(
 	restConfigProvider apiserver.RestConfigProvider, userService user.Service, unified resource.ResourceClient,
 	quotaService quota.Service, orgService org.Service,
 ) (*DashboardServiceImpl, error) {
-	k8sHandler := &dashk8sHandler{
-		gvr:                v0alpha1.DashboardResourceInfo.GroupVersionResource(),
-		namespacer:         request.GetNamespaceMapper(cfg),
-		restConfigProvider: restConfigProvider,
-		searcher:           unified,
-	}
+	k8sHandler := client.NewK8sHandler(request.GetNamespaceMapper(cfg), v0alpha1.DashboardResourceInfo.GroupVersionResource(), restConfigProvider, unified)
 
 	dashSvc := &DashboardServiceImpl{
 		cfg:                  cfg,
@@ -207,12 +183,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) Count(ctx context.Context, scopeParams *quota.Sc
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) CountDashboardsInOrg(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (int64, error) {
 	if dr.features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesCliDashboards) {
-		resp, err := dr.k8sclient.getSearcher().GetStats(ctx, &resource.ResourceStatsRequest{
-			Namespace: dr.k8sclient.getNamespace(orgID),
-			Kinds: []string{
-				v0alpha1.GROUP + "/" + v0alpha1.DashboardResourceInfo.GetName(),
-			},
-		})
+		resp, err := dr.k8sclient.GetStats(ctx, orgID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
@@ -1355,14 +1326,7 @@ func makeQueryResult(query *dashboards.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery, res []dashb
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) GetDashboardTags(ctx context.Context, query *dashboards.GetDashboardTagsQuery) ([]*dashboards.DashboardTagCloudItem, error) {
 	if dr.features.IsEnabled(ctx, featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesCliDashboards) {
-		res, err := dr.k8sclient.getSearcher().Search(ctx, &resource.ResourceSearchRequest{
-			Options: &resource.ListOptions{
-				Key: &resource.ResourceKey{
-					Namespace: dr.k8sclient.getNamespace(query.OrgID),
-					Group:     "dashboard.grafana.app",
-					Resource:  "dashboards",
-				},
-			},
+		res, err := dr.k8sclient.Search(ctx, query.OrgID, &resource.ResourceSearchRequest{
 			Facet: map[string]*resource.ResourceSearchRequest_Facet{
 				"tags": {
 					Field: "tags",
@@ -1434,79 +1398,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) CleanUpDeletedDashboards(ctx context.Context) (i
 // Dashboard k8s functions
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-func (dk8s *dashk8sHandler) getClient(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (dynamic.ResourceInterface, bool) {
-	cfg := dk8s.restConfigProvider.GetRestConfig(ctx)
-	if cfg == nil {
-		return nil, false
-	}
-
-	dyn, err := dynamic.NewForConfig(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false
-	}
-
-	return dyn.Resource(dk8s.gvr).Namespace(dk8s.getNamespace(orgID)), true
-}
-
-func (dk8s *dashk8sHandler) getNamespace(orgID int64) string {
-	return dk8s.namespacer(orgID)
-}
-
-func (dk8s *dashk8sHandler) getSearcher() resource.ResourceIndexClient {
-	return dk8s.searcher
-}
-
-func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) getK8sContext(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc, error) {
-	requester, requesterErr := identity.GetRequester(ctx)
-	if requesterErr != nil {
-		return nil, nil, requesterErr
-	}
-
-	user, exists := k8sRequest.UserFrom(ctx)
-	if !exists {
-		// add in k8s user if not there yet
-		var ok bool
-		user, ok = requester.(k8sUser.Info)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not convert user to k8s user")
-		}
-	}
-
-	newCtx := k8sRequest.WithUser(context.Background(), user)
-	newCtx = log.WithContextualAttributes(newCtx, log.FromContext(ctx))
-	// TODO: after GLSA token workflow is removed, make this return early
-	// and move the else below to be unconditional
-	if requesterErr == nil {
-		newCtxWithRequester := identity.WithRequester(newCtx, requester)
-		newCtx = newCtxWithRequester
-	}
-
-	// inherit the deadline from the original context, if it exists
-	deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline()
-	if ok {
-		var newCancel context.CancelFunc
-		newCtx, newCancel = context.WithTimeout(newCtx, time.Until(deadline))
-		return newCtx, newCancel, nil
-	}
-
-	return newCtx, nil, nil
-}
-
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) getDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, query *dashboards.GetDashboardQuery) (*dashboards.Dashboard, error) {
-	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
-	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, query.OrgID)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	// if including deleted dashboards for restore, use the /latest subresource
 	subresource := ""
 	if query.IncludeDeleted && dr.features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesRestore) {
@@ -1525,7 +1417,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) getDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, quer
 		query.UID = result.UID
 	}
 
-	out, err := client.Get(newCtx, query.UID, v1.GetOptions{}, subresource)
+	out, err := dr.k8sclient.Get(ctx, query.UID, query.OrgID, subresource)
 	if err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if err != nil || out == nil {
@@ -1541,21 +1433,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) saveProvisionedDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.C
 		cmd.OrgID = 1
 	}
 
-	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
-	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, cmd.OrgID)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	obj, err := LegacySaveCommandToUnstructured(cmd, dr.k8sclient.getNamespace(cmd.OrgID))
+	obj, err := LegacySaveCommandToUnstructured(cmd, dr.k8sclient.GetNamespace(cmd.OrgID))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1577,61 +1455,40 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) saveProvisionedDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.C
 	}
 	obj.SetAnnotations(annotations)
 
-	var out *unstructured.Unstructured
-	current, err := client.Get(newCtx, obj.GetName(), v1.GetOptions{})
-	if err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if current == nil || (err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err)) {
-		out, err = client.Create(newCtx, &obj, v1.CreateOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	} else {
-		out, err = client.Update(newCtx, &obj, v1.UpdateOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	finalDash, err := dr.UnstructuredToLegacyDashboard(ctx, out, cmd.OrgID)
+	out, err := dr.createOrUpdateDash(ctx, obj, cmd.OrgID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return finalDash, nil
+	return out, nil
 }
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) saveDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, cmd *dashboards.SaveDashboardCommand, orgID int64) (*dashboards.Dashboard, error) {
-	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
-	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	obj, err := LegacySaveCommandToUnstructured(cmd, dr.k8sclient.getNamespace(orgID))
+	obj, err := LegacySaveCommandToUnstructured(cmd, dr.k8sclient.GetNamespace(orgID))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	setPluginID(obj, cmd.PluginID)
 
+	out, err := dr.createOrUpdateDash(ctx, obj, orgID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) createOrUpdateDash(ctx context.Context, obj unstructured.Unstructured, orgID int64) (*dashboards.Dashboard, error) {
 	var out *unstructured.Unstructured
-	current, err := client.Get(newCtx, obj.GetName(), v1.GetOptions{})
+	current, err := dr.k8sclient.Get(ctx, obj.GetName(), orgID)
 	if current == nil || err != nil {
-		out, err = client.Create(newCtx, &obj, v1.CreateOptions{})
+		out, err = dr.k8sclient.Create(ctx, &obj, orgID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
-		out, err = client.Update(newCtx, &obj, v1.UpdateOptions{})
+		out, err = dr.k8sclient.Update(ctx, &obj, orgID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -1646,43 +1503,10 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) saveDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, cmd
 }
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) deleteAllDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) error {
-	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
-	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not get k8s client")
-	}
-
-	err = client.DeleteCollection(newCtx, v1.DeleteOptions{}, v1.ListOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return dr.k8sclient.DeleteCollection(ctx, orgID)
 }
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) deleteDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, cmd *dashboards.DeleteDashboardCommand, validateProvisionedDashboard bool) error {
-	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
-	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, cmd.OrgID)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not get k8s client")
-	}
-
 	// get uid if not passed in
 	if cmd.UID == "" {
 		result, err := dr.GetDashboardUIDByID(ctx, &dashboards.GetDashboardRefByIDQuery{
@@ -1702,32 +1526,13 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) deleteDashboardThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, c
 		gracePeriod = &noGracePeriod
 	}
 
-	err = client.Delete(newCtx, cmd.UID, v1.DeleteOptions{
+	return dr.k8sclient.Delete(ctx, cmd.UID, cmd.OrgID, v1.DeleteOptions{
 		GracePeriodSeconds: gracePeriod,
 	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) listDashboardsThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) ([]*dashboards.Dashboard, error) {
-	// create a new context - prevents issues when the request stems from the k8s api itself
-	// otherwise the context goes through the handlers twice and causes issues
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, orgID)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	out, err := client.List(newCtx, v1.ListOptions{})
+	out, err := dr.k8sclient.List(ctx, orgID, v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if out == nil {
@@ -1747,15 +1552,8 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) listDashboardsThroughK8s(ctx context.Context, or
 }
 
 func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) searchDashboardsThroughK8sRaw(ctx context.Context, query *dashboards.FindPersistedDashboardsQuery) (*v0alpha1.SearchResults, error) {
-	dashboardskey := &resource.ResourceKey{
-		Namespace: dr.k8sclient.getNamespace(query.OrgId),
-		Group:     "dashboard.grafana.app",
-		Resource:  "dashboards",
-	}
-
 	request := &resource.ResourceSearchRequest{
 		Options: &resource.ListOptions{
-			Key:    dashboardskey,
 			Fields: []*resource.Requirement{},
 			Labels: []*resource.Requirement{},
 		},
@@ -1841,7 +1639,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) searchDashboardsThroughK8sRaw(ctx context.Contex
 		request.Limit = query.Limit
 	}
 
-	res, err := dr.k8sclient.getSearcher().Search(ctx, request)
+	res, err := dr.k8sclient.Search(ctx, query.OrgId, request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1874,18 +1672,6 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) searchProvisionedDashboardsThroughK8s(ctx contex
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	newCtx, cancel, err := dr.getK8sContext(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if cancel != nil {
-		defer cancel()
-	}
-
-	client, ok := dr.k8sclient.getClient(newCtx, query.OrgId)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	// loop through all hits concurrently to get the repo information (if set due to file provisioning)
 	dashs := make([]*dashboardProvisioningWithUID, 0)
 	var mu sync.Mutex
@@ -1893,7 +1679,7 @@ func (dr *DashboardServiceImpl) searchProvisionedDashboardsThroughK8s(ctx contex
 	for _, h := range searchResults.Hits {
 		func(hit v0alpha1.DashboardHit) {
 			g.Go(func() error {
-				out, err := client.Get(ctx, hit.Name, v1.GetOptions{}, "")
+				out, err := dr.k8sclient.Get(ctx, hit.Name, query.OrgId)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				} else if out == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
index 2236b87caef..40eacf7256b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/service/dashboard_service_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -11,13 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/identity"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/utils"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/client"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/featuremgmt"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/folder"
@@ -240,101 +238,16 @@ func TestDashboardService(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-type mockDashK8sCli struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	searcher *mockResourceIndexClient
-}
-
-func (m *mockDashK8sCli) getClient(ctx context.Context, orgID int64) (dynamic.ResourceInterface, bool) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, orgID)
-	return args.Get(0).(dynamic.ResourceInterface), args.Bool(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockDashK8sCli) getNamespace(orgID int64) string {
-	if orgID == 1 {
-		return "default"
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("orgs-%d", orgID)
-}
-
-func (m *mockDashK8sCli) getSearcher() resource.ResourceIndexClient {
-	return m.searcher
-}
-
-type mockResourceIndexClient struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	resource.ResourceIndexClient
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceIndexClient) Search(ctx context.Context, req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*resource.ResourceSearchResponse, error) {
-	args := m.Called(req)
-	return args.Get(0).(*resource.ResourceSearchResponse), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceIndexClient) GetStats(ctx context.Context, in *resource.ResourceStatsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*resource.ResourceStatsResponse, error) {
-	args := m.Called(in)
-	return args.Get(0).(*resource.ResourceStatsResponse), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-type mockResourceInterface struct {
-	mock.Mock
-	dynamic.ResourceInterface
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceInterface) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, options metav1.GetOptions, subresources ...string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name, options, subresources)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.Unstructured), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceInterface) List(ctx context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptions) (*unstructured.UnstructuredList, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, opts)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.UnstructuredList), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceInterface) Create(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, options metav1.CreateOptions, subresources ...string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, obj, options, subresources)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.Unstructured), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceInterface) Update(ctx context.Context, obj *unstructured.Unstructured, options metav1.UpdateOptions, subresources ...string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, obj, options, subresources)
-	if args.Get(0) == nil {
-		return nil, args.Error(1)
-	}
-	return args.Get(0).(*unstructured.Unstructured), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceInterface) Delete(ctx context.Context, name string, options metav1.DeleteOptions, subresources ...string) error {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name, options, subresources)
-	return args.Error(0)
-}
-
-func (m *mockResourceInterface) DeleteCollection(ctx context.Context, options metav1.DeleteOptions, listOptions metav1.ListOptions) error {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, options, listOptions)
-	return args.Error(0)
-}
-
-func setupK8sDashboardTests(service *DashboardServiceImpl) (context.Context, *mockDashK8sCli, *mockResourceInterface) {
-	k8sClientMock := new(mockDashK8sCli)
-	k8sResourceMock := new(mockResourceInterface)
-	k8sClientMock.searcher = new(mockResourceIndexClient)
-	service.k8sclient = k8sClientMock
+func setupK8sDashboardTests(service *DashboardServiceImpl) (context.Context, *client.MockK8sHandler) {
+	mockCli := new(client.MockK8sHandler)
+	service.k8sclient = mockCli
 	service.features = featuremgmt.WithFeatures(featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesCliDashboards)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	userCtx := &user.SignedInUser{UserID: 1, OrgID: 1}
 	ctx = identity.WithRequester(ctx, userCtx)
 
-	return ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock
+	return ctx, mockCli
 }
 
 func TestGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
@@ -359,7 +272,7 @@ func TestGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 		dashboardUnstructured := unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
@@ -379,13 +292,12 @@ func TestGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 			Version: 1,
 			Data:    simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]any{"test": "test", "title": "testing slugify", "uid": "uid", "version": int64(1)}),
 		}
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, query.UID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil).Once()
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, query.UID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil).Once()
 
 		dashboard, err := service.GetDashboard(ctx, query)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, dashboard)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 		// make sure the conversion is working
 		require.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(dashboard, &dashboardExpected))
 	})
@@ -396,7 +308,7 @@ func TestGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 			UID:   "",
 			OrgID: 1,
 		}
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 		dashboardUnstructured := unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
@@ -416,9 +328,8 @@ func TestGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 			Version: 1,
 			Data:    simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]any{"test": "test", "title": "testing slugify", "uid": "uid", "version": int64(1)}),
 		}
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil).Once()
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -449,32 +360,30 @@ func TestGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 		dashboard, err := service.GetDashboard(ctx, query)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, dashboard)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 		// make sure the conversion is working
 		require.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(dashboard, &dashboardExpected))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should return error when Kubernetes client fails", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, query.UID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, assert.AnError).Once()
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, query.UID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, assert.AnError).Once()
 
 		dashboard, err := service.GetDashboard(ctx, query)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.Nil(t, dashboard)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should return dashboard not found if Kubernetes client returns nil", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, query.UID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil).Once()
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, query.UID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil).Once()
 		dashboard, err := service.GetDashboard(ctx, query)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, dashboards.ErrDashboardNotFound, err)
 		require.Nil(t, dashboard)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -496,7 +405,7 @@ func TestGetAllDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 
 		dashboardUnstructured := unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
@@ -518,13 +427,12 @@ func TestGetAllDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			Data:    simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]any{"test": "test", "title": "testing slugify", "uid": "uid", "version": int64(1)}),
 		}
 
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.UnstructuredList{Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{dashboardUnstructured}}, nil).Once()
+		k8sCliMock.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.UnstructuredList{Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{dashboardUnstructured}}, nil).Once()
 
 		dashes, err := service.GetAllDashboards(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, dashes)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 		// make sure the conversion is working
 		require.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(dashes, []*dashboards.Dashboard{&dashboardExpected}))
 	})
@@ -548,7 +456,7 @@ func TestGetAllDashboardsByOrgId(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 
 		dashboardUnstructured := unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
@@ -570,13 +478,12 @@ func TestGetAllDashboardsByOrgId(t *testing.T) {
 			Data:    simplejson.NewFromAny(map[string]any{"test": "test", "title": "testing slugify", "uid": "uid", "version": int64(1)}),
 		}
 
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.UnstructuredList{Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{dashboardUnstructured}}, nil).Once()
+		k8sCliMock.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.UnstructuredList{Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{dashboardUnstructured}}, nil).Once()
 
 		dashes, err := service.GetAllDashboardsByOrgId(ctx, 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, dashes)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 		// make sure the conversion is working
 		require.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(dashes, []*dashboards.Dashboard{&dashboardExpected}))
 	})
@@ -603,9 +510,8 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardData(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled and get from relevant org", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
 				"labels": map[string]any{
@@ -625,10 +531,10 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardData(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}}, nil).Once()
 		repo := "test"
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search",
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, int64(1),
 			mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
 				// ensure the prefix is added to the query
-				return req.Options.Key.Namespace == "default" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix(repo)
+				return req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix(repo)
 			})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{},
@@ -636,9 +542,9 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardData(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			TotalHits: 0,
 		}, nil).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, int64(2), mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
 			// ensure the prefix is added to the query
-			return req.Options.Key.Namespace == "orgs-2" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix(repo)
+			return req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix(repo)
 		})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
@@ -677,7 +583,7 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardData(t *testing.T) {
 			CheckSum:    "hash",
 			Updated:     1735689600,
 		})
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -702,9 +608,8 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardID(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled and get from whatever org it is in", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
 				"labels": map[string]any{
@@ -723,18 +628,14 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardID(t *testing.T) {
 				"title":   "testing slugify",
 			},
 		}}, nil)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
-			return req.Options.Key.Namespace == "default"
-		})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, int64(1), mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{},
 				Rows:    []*resource.ResourceTableRow{},
 			},
 			TotalHits: 0,
 		}, nil)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
-			return req.Options.Key.Namespace == "orgs-2"
-		})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, int64(2), mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -771,7 +672,7 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardID(t *testing.T) {
 			CheckSum:    "hash",
 			Updated:     1735689600,
 		})
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -796,9 +697,8 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardUID(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
 				"labels": map[string]any{
@@ -817,7 +717,7 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardUID(t *testing.T) {
 				"title":   "testing slugify",
 			},
 		}}, nil).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -854,7 +754,7 @@ func TestGetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardUID(t *testing.T) {
 			CheckSum:    "hash",
 			Updated:     1735689600,
 		})
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -882,12 +782,11 @@ func TestDeleteOrphanedProvisionedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled, delete across all orgs, but only delete file based provisioned dashboards", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Delete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
+		_, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Delete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
 		fakeStore.On("CleanupAfterDelete", mock.Anything, &dashboards.DeleteDashboardCommand{UID: "uid", OrgID: 1}).Return(nil).Once()
 		fakeStore.On("CleanupAfterDelete", mock.Anything, &dashboards.DeleteDashboardCommand{UID: "uid3", OrgID: 2}).Return(nil).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, "uid", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, "uid", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
 				"annotations": map[string]any{
@@ -900,7 +799,7 @@ func TestDeleteOrphanedProvisionedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			"spec": map[string]any{},
 		}}, nil).Once()
 		// should not delete this one, because it does not start with "file:"
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, "uid2", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, "uid2", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid2",
 				"annotations": map[string]any{
@@ -911,7 +810,7 @@ func TestDeleteOrphanedProvisionedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			"spec": map[string]any{},
 		}}, nil).Once()
 
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, "uid3", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, "uid3", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid3",
 				"annotations": map[string]any{
@@ -923,9 +822,8 @@ func TestDeleteOrphanedProvisionedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			"spec": map[string]any{},
 		}}, nil).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
-			return req.Options.Key.Namespace == "default" && req.Options.Fields[0].Key == "repo.name" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix("test") &&
-				req.Options.Fields[0].Operator == "notin"
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, int64(1), mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
+			return req.Options.Fields[0].Key == "repo.name" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix("test") && req.Options.Fields[0].Operator == "notin"
 		})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
@@ -954,9 +852,8 @@ func TestDeleteOrphanedProvisionedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			TotalHits: 1,
 		}, nil).Once()
 
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
-			return req.Options.Key.Namespace == "orgs-2" && req.Options.Fields[0].Key == "repo.name" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix("test") &&
-				req.Options.Fields[0].Operator == "notin"
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, int64(2), mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
+			return req.Options.Fields[0].Key == "repo.name" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == provisionedFileNameWithPrefix("test") && req.Options.Fields[0].Operator == "notin"
 		})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
@@ -998,7 +895,7 @@ func TestDeleteOrphanedProvisionedDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 			ReaderNames: []string{"test"},
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1022,8 +919,7 @@ func TestUnprovisionDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled - should remove annotations", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 		dash := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"metadata": map[string]any{
 				"name": "uid",
@@ -1036,7 +932,7 @@ func TestUnprovisionDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			"spec": map[string]any{},
 		}}
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(dash, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(dash, nil)
 		dashWithoutAnnotations := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]any{
 			"apiVersion": "dashboard.grafana.app/v0alpha1",
 			"kind":       "Dashboard",
@@ -1051,8 +947,9 @@ func TestUnprovisionDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}}
 		// should update it to be without annotations
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Update", mock.Anything, dashWithoutAnnotations, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(dashWithoutAnnotations, nil)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Update", mock.Anything, dashWithoutAnnotations, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(dashWithoutAnnotations, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetNamespace", mock.Anything).Return("default")
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -1081,7 +978,7 @@ func TestUnprovisionDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 		}, nil)
 		err := service.UnprovisionDashboard(ctx, 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1106,8 +1003,8 @@ func TestGetDashboardsByPluginID(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, _ := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.MatchedBy(func(req *resource.ResourceSearchRequest) bool {
 			return req.Options.Fields[0].Key == "repo.name" && req.Options.Fields[0].Values[0] == "plugin" &&
 				req.Options.Fields[1].Key == "repo.path" && req.Options.Fields[1].Values[0] == "testing"
 		})).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
@@ -1140,7 +1037,7 @@ func TestGetDashboardsByPluginID(t *testing.T) {
 		dashes, err := service.GetDashboardsByPluginID(ctx, query)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, dashes, 1)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1192,16 +1089,16 @@ func TestSaveProvisionedDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	}}
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes create if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 		fakeStore.On("SaveProvisionedDashboard", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetNamespace", mock.Anything).Return("default")
 
 		dashboard, err := service.SaveProvisionedDashboard(ctx, query, &dashboards.DashboardProvisioning{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, dashboard)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 		// ensure the provisioning data is still saved to the db
 		fakeStore.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
@@ -1254,10 +1151,10 @@ func TestSaveDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	}}
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes create if feature flags are enabled and dashboard doesn't exist", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetNamespace", mock.Anything).Return("default")
+		k8sCliMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
 
 		dashboard, err := service.SaveDashboard(ctx, query, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1265,10 +1162,10 @@ func TestSaveDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes update if feature flags are enabled and dashboard exists", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Update", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetNamespace", mock.Anything).Return("default")
+		k8sCliMock.On("Update", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
 
 		dashboard, err := service.SaveDashboard(ctx, query, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1276,10 +1173,10 @@ func TestSaveDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should return an error if uid is invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil)
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Get", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, nil)
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetNamespace", mock.Anything).Return("default")
+		k8sCliMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&dashboardUnstructured, nil)
 
 		query.Dashboard.UID = "invalid/uid"
 		_, err := service.SaveDashboard(ctx, query, false)
@@ -1305,22 +1202,20 @@ func TestDeleteDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Delete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Delete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
 		fakeStore.On("CleanupAfterDelete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
 
 		err := service.DeleteDashboard(ctx, 1, "uid", 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("If UID is not passed in, it should retrieve that first", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("Delete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Delete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
 		fakeStore.On("CleanupAfterDelete", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -1349,8 +1244,8 @@ func TestDeleteDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 		}, nil)
 		err := service.DeleteDashboard(ctx, 1, "", 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1371,13 +1266,12 @@ func TestDeleteAllDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sResourceMock.On("DeleteCollection", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("DeleteCollection", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil).Once()
 
 		err := service.DeleteAllDashboards(ctx, 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		k8sClientMock.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1439,9 +1333,8 @@ func TestSearchDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -1488,7 +1381,7 @@ func TestSearchDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 		result, err := service.SearchDashboards(ctx, &query)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, expectedResult, result)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1541,9 +1434,8 @@ func TestGetDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -1585,13 +1477,13 @@ func TestGetDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 		result, err := service.GetDashboards(ctx, queryByIDs)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, expectedResult, result)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 
 		// by uids
 		result, err = service.GetDashboards(ctx, queryByUIDs)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, expectedResult, result)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1621,9 +1513,8 @@ func TestGetDashboardUIDByID(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Results: &resource.ResourceTable{
 				Columns: []*resource.ResourceTableColumnDefinition{
 					{
@@ -1653,7 +1544,7 @@ func TestGetDashboardUIDByID(t *testing.T) {
 		result, err := service.GetDashboardUIDByID(ctx, query)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, expectedResult, result)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.AssertExpectations(t)
+		k8sCliMock.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -1741,9 +1632,8 @@ func TestGetDashboardTags(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, k8sResourceMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.On("getClient", mock.Anything, int64(1)).Return(k8sResourceMock, true).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("Search", mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("Search", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&resource.ResourceSearchResponse{
 			Facet: map[string]*resource.ResourceSearchResponse_Facet{
 				"tags": {
 					Terms: []*resource.ResourceSearchResponse_TermFacet{
@@ -1811,11 +1701,11 @@ func TestQuotaCount(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, _ := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
 		orgSvc := orgtest.FakeOrgService{ExpectedOrgs: orgs}
 		service.orgService = &orgSvc
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("GetStats", mock.Anything).Return(&countOrg2, nil).Once()
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("GetStats", mock.Anything).Return(&countOrg1, nil).Once()
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetStats", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&countOrg2, nil).Once()
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetStats", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&countOrg1, nil).Once()
 
 		result, err := service.Count(ctx, query)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1858,8 +1748,8 @@ func TestCountDashboardsInOrg(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Should use Kubernetes client if feature flags are enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ctx, k8sClientMock, _ := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
-		k8sClientMock.searcher.On("GetStats", mock.Anything).Return(&count, nil).Once()
+		ctx, k8sCliMock := setupK8sDashboardTests(service)
+		k8sCliMock.On("GetStats", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(&count, nil).Once()
 		result, err := service.CountDashboardsInOrg(ctx, 1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, result, int64(3))