diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e87b72c..c5bc537 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.16.0 // indirect
 	github.com/oklog/ulid/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
+	github.com/rodaine/table v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7f1e805..0ea57e7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZN
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.1.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 h1:WUdvkW8uEhrYfLC4ZzdpI2ztxP1I582+49Oc5Mq64VQ=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
+github.com/rodaine/table v1.3.1 h1:jBVgg1bEu5EzEdYSrwUUlQpayDtkvtTmgFS0FPAxOq8=
+github.com/rodaine/table v1.3.1/go.mod h1:VYCJRCHa2DpD25uFALcB6hi5ECF3eEJQVhCXRjHgXc4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 h1:KvO1DLK/DRN07sQ1LQKScxyZJuNnedQ5/wKSR38lUII=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0 h1:Kpca3qRNrduNnOQeazBd0ysaKrUJiIuISHxogkT9RPQ=
diff --git a/pkg/es/api.go b/pkg/es/api.go
index 63a6346..1cb5adc 100644
--- a/pkg/es/api.go
+++ b/pkg/es/api.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func ApiList(conf *cfg.Config, pattern string) error {
 
 	filter := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 4, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(4, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("path", "http verb", "tag", "description")
 
 	for path, item := range assets.OpenAPI.Spec().Paths.Paths {
diff --git a/pkg/es/ccr.go b/pkg/es/ccr.go
index 671f724..18a70ab 100644
--- a/pkg/es/ccr.go
+++ b/pkg/es/ccr.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func CcrRemoteInfo(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 		mode = "leader"
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 5)
 	table.Addheaders("ccr remote property", "value")
 
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
diff --git a/pkg/es/ccr_follower.go b/pkg/es/ccr_follower.go
index feb8f9e..db3ba49 100644
--- a/pkg/es/ccr_follower.go
+++ b/pkg/es/ccr_follower.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func CcrFollowerShow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 
 	follower := res.Indices[0].Shards[0]
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 9)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 9)
 	table.Addheaders("ccr follower property", "value")
 
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
diff --git a/pkg/es/cluster.go b/pkg/es/cluster.go
index a7af1d6..049032d 100644
--- a/pkg/es/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/es/cluster.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func ClusterList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, len(conf.Clusters))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, len(conf.Clusters))
 	table.Addheaders("cluster", "uri", "reachable", "current", "error")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 7)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 7)
 	table.Addheaders(conf.DefaultCluster.Name, "status")
 
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
diff --git a/pkg/es/cluster_settings.go b/pkg/es/cluster_settings.go
index a4e85d4..2362173 100644
--- a/pkg/es/cluster_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/es/cluster_settings.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func ClusterSettingsList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster settings: %w", esErrorString(err))
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("setting", "value")
 
 	entries := [][]any{}
diff --git a/pkg/es/cluster_util.go b/pkg/es/cluster_util.go
index 67fabcb..3ad4b7c 100644
--- a/pkg/es/cluster_util.go
+++ b/pkg/es/cluster_util.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func checkClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) bool {
 		status[cluster] = clusterHealth
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, 6)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, 6)
 
 	table.Addheaders("setting", "leader:"+leader, "follower:"+follower)
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func findIlmErrors(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) bool {
 
 		if len(failed[cluster]) > 0 {
 			idx := 0
-			table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, len(failed[cluster]))
+			table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, len(failed[cluster]))
 			table.Addheaders("ilm errors on "+which, "errors")
 
 			for name, count := range failed[cluster] {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func findIndicesOnlyOnLeader(conf *cfg.Config, indices ClusterIndices, leader, f
 	}
 
 	idx := 0
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(indexOnlyOnLeader))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(indexOnlyOnLeader))
 	table.Addheaders("index only on leader", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for name, index := range indexOnlyOnLeader {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func findOrphanedIndices(conf *cfg.Config, indices ClusterIndices, leader, follo
 	}
 
 	idx := 0
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(orphaned))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(orphaned))
 	table.Addheaders("orphaned index on follower", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for name, index := range orphaned {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func findFailedFollowerIndices(conf *cfg.Config, indices ClusterIndices, followe
 	}
 
 	idx := 0
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(red))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(red))
 	table.Addheaders("red index on follower", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for name, index := range red {
diff --git a/pkg/es/datastream.go b/pkg/es/datastream.go
index 42f8339..42f9278 100644
--- a/pkg/es/datastream.go
+++ b/pkg/es/datastream.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func DatastreamList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 7, size)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(7, size)
 	table.Addheaders("name", "ilm policy", "hidden", "system", "replicated", "generation", "timestamp field")
 
 	for idx, datastream := range list {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func DatastreamShow(conf *cfg.Config, dsname string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get data stream stats: %w", esErrorString(err))
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 11, 2)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(11, 2)
 	table.Addheaders("data stream property", "value")
 
 	datastream := res.DataStreams[0]
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func DatastreamShow(conf *cfg.Config, dsname string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	table = printer.NewTable(conf, 5, len(datastream.Indices))
+	table = printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, len(datastream.Indices))
 	table.Addheaders("backing index name", "uuid", "prefer ilm", "ilm policy", "managed by")
 
 	for idx, index := range datastream.Indices {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func DatastreamRollover(conf *cfg.Config, ds string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to rollover data stream: %w", esErrorString(err))
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 5)
 	table.Addheaders("rollover response", "value")
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
 		{"acknowledged", res.Acknowledged},
diff --git a/pkg/es/ilm.go b/pkg/es/ilm.go
index b87597e..afc024a 100644
--- a/pkg/es/ilm.go
+++ b/pkg/es/ilm.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func IlmList(conf *cfg.Config, pattern string) error {
 		repr.Println(res)
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("ilm policy", "hot", "warm", "frozen", "delete")
 
 	for name, ilm := range res {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func IlmShow(conf *cfg.Config, policy string) error {
 		return IlmShowTree(conf, ilm.Policy)
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 5)
 	table.Addheaders("ilm policy setting", "value")
 
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func IlmShow(conf *cfg.Config, policy string) error {
 func IlmShowTree(conf *cfg.Config, ilm types.IlmPolicy) error {
 	indent := ""
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 4, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(4, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("phase", "min age", "min size", "snapshot repo")
 
 	for _, phase := range IlmPhaseOrder {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func IlmExplain(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 
 	ilm := explain.(*types.LifecycleExplainManaged)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("ilm status field", "value")
 
 	info := ""
diff --git a/pkg/es/ilm_forecast.go b/pkg/es/ilm_forecast.go
index be7c19f..cbf1c36 100644
--- a/pkg/es/ilm_forecast.go
+++ b/pkg/es/ilm_forecast.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func IlmForecastList(conf *cfg.Config, filter string) error {
 		headers = append(headers, "ilm policy")
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, len(headers), 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(len(headers), 0)
 	table.Addheaders(headers...)
 
 	for _, phase := range phaseData {
diff --git a/pkg/es/index.go b/pkg/es/index.go
index 6aca80c..60a1887 100644
--- a/pkg/es/index.go
+++ b/pkg/es/index.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, size)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, size)
 	table.Addheaders("name", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for idx, index := range list {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func IndexShow(conf *cfg.Config, indexpattern string) error {
 			idx++
 		}
 
-		table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 7)
+		table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 7)
 		table.Addheaders("index property", "value")
 
 		ts, err := strconv.ParseInt(index.Settings.Index.CreationDate.(string), 10, 64)
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func IndexFields(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve field capabilties: %w", esErrorString(err))
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("field", "type", "searchable", "aggretable", "metadata")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func IndexDiskusage(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 		return errors.New("no disk usage reported for index")
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTableEmpty(conf).
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).
 		WithHeaders("field", "bloom filter", "norms", "points", "term vectors", "knn vectors", "total")
 
 	for name, field := range diskusage.Fields {
diff --git a/pkg/es/index_alias.go b/pkg/es/index_alias.go
index 1b5a8cb..28f6303 100644
--- a/pkg/es/index_alias.go
+++ b/pkg/es/index_alias.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func IndexAliasList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, len(aliaslist))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, len(aliaslist))
 	table.Addheaders("index", "alias")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func IndexAliasRollover(conf *cfg.Config, alias string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to rollover index alias: %w", esErrorString(err))
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 5)
 	table.Addheaders("rollover response", "value")
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
 		{"acknowledged", res.Acknowledged},
diff --git a/pkg/es/index_copy.go b/pkg/es/index_copy.go
index 63c5db6..36b396f 100644
--- a/pkg/es/index_copy.go
+++ b/pkg/es/index_copy.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func IndexCopy(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to copy indices: %w", esErrorString(err))
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0).
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 0).
 		WithHeaders("Reindex metrtic", "value")
 
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
diff --git a/pkg/es/index_template.go b/pkg/es/index_template.go
index 49f6252..4909d38 100644
--- a/pkg/es/index_template.go
+++ b/pkg/es/index_template.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func IndexTemplateList(conf *cfg.Config, filter string) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("res", "index templates", res)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("name", "description", "index patterns", "priority")
 
 	tplList := filterIndexTemplates(conf, filter, res.IndexTemplates)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func IndexTemplateShow(conf *cfg.Config, tplname string) error {
 
 	tpl := res.IndexTemplates[0]
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 6)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 6)
 	table.Addheaders("index template property", "value")
 
 	desc, err := json.Marshal(tpl.IndexTemplate.Meta_["description"])
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func IndexTemplateShow(conf *cfg.Config, tplname string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	table = printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0)
+	table = printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("index setting property", "value")
 
 	err = getIndexTemplateSettings(conf, tplname, table)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func IndexTemplateShow(conf *cfg.Config, tplname string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	table = printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0)
+	table = printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("index field mapping", "type")
 
 	if tpl.IndexTemplate.Template.Mappings != nil {
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func rolloverAliasIndexTemplate(conf *cfg.Config, name string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 4, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(4, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("rollover alias", "status", "ack", "new index")
 
 	// apply rollover to all matching aliases, if any
diff --git a/pkg/es/license.go b/pkg/es/license.go
index 6f5b6c4..15a9c3e 100644
--- a/pkg/es/license.go
+++ b/pkg/es/license.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func LicenseShow(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("license show", "license", res)
 
-	table := printer.NewTableEmpty(conf).WithHeaders("license setting", "value")
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithHeaders("license setting", "value")
 
 	lic := res.License
 
diff --git a/pkg/es/node.go b/pkg/es/node.go
index a0c6e8c..acadad8 100644
--- a/pkg/es/node.go
+++ b/pkg/es/node.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NodeList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "nodes", nodes)
 
-	table := printer.NewTableEmpty(conf).WithHeaders(
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithHeaders(
 		"name", "ip", "load1m", "load5m", "load15m", "ram %", "heap %")
 
 	for _, node := range nodes {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func NodeShow(conf *cfg.Config, nodename string) error {
 	for id, info := range res.Nodes {
 		stat := stats.Nodes[id]
 
-		table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0)
+		table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 0)
 		table.Addheaders(nodename+" property", "value")
 
 		roles := make([]string, len(info.Roles))
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func NodeClients(conf *cfg.Config, nodename string) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "stat", stats)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, 0)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, 0)
 	table.Addheaders("agent", "id", "when", "from host", "url")
 
 	for _, stat := range stats.Nodes {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func NodeUsage(conf *cfg.Config, nodeid string) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "usage", stats)
 
-	table := printer.NewTableEmpty(conf).WithHeaders(
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithHeaders(
 		"node",
 		"bulk",
 		"doc get",
diff --git a/pkg/es/role.go b/pkg/es/role.go
index 3665940..f2e0409 100644
--- a/pkg/es/role.go
+++ b/pkg/es/role.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func RoleList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "roles", res)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(res))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(res))
 	table.Addheaders("role", "index roles", "cluster roles")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func roleRemoteClusters(conf *cfg.Config, role types.Role) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, len(role.RemoteCluster))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, len(role.RemoteCluster))
 	table.Addheaders("remote cluster", "privilege")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func roleClusters(conf *cfg.Config, role types.Role) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 1, len(role.Cluster))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(1, len(role.Cluster))
 	table.Addheaders("cluster rights")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func roleRemoteIndices(conf *cfg.Config, role types.Role) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(role.RemoteIndices))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(role.RemoteIndices))
 	table.Addheaders("remote index names", "index permissions", "allow restricted")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func roleIndices(conf *cfg.Config, role types.Role) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(role.Indices))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(role.Indices))
 	table.Addheaders("index names", "index permissions", "allow restricted")
 
 	idx := 0
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func roleApplications(conf *cfg.Config, role types.Role) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(role.Applications))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(role.Applications))
 	table.Addheaders("application", "privileges", "resources")
 
 	idx := 0
diff --git a/pkg/es/role_diff.go b/pkg/es/role_diff.go
index 1f16588..5976ed6 100644
--- a/pkg/es/role_diff.go
+++ b/pkg/es/role_diff.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func RoleDiff(conf *cfg.Config, csvfile, role string) error {
 
 	rows := diffRoles(conf, records, res)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(rows))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(3, len(rows))
 	table.Addheaders("role", "is deployed", "is defined")
 
 	for idx, row := range rows {
diff --git a/pkg/es/searchql.go b/pkg/es/searchql.go
index d667558..c088e90 100644
--- a/pkg/es/searchql.go
+++ b/pkg/es/searchql.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func SearchQL(conf *cfg.Config, querystring string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, len(qlResult.Columns), len(qlResult.Values))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(len(qlResult.Columns), len(qlResult.Values))
 
 	headers := make([]string, len(qlResult.Columns))
 	for idx, col := range qlResult.Columns {
diff --git a/pkg/es/shard.go b/pkg/es/shard.go
index 8052add..554fef4 100644
--- a/pkg/es/shard.go
+++ b/pkg/es/shard.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func printShards(conf *cfg.Config, shardlist shards.Response) error {
 		headers = append(headers, "node", "ip")
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, len(headers), len(shardlist))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(len(headers), len(shardlist))
 	table.Addheaders(headers...)
 
 	for idx, shard := range shardlist {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func ShardAllocation(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "explain", res)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 10)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 10)
 	table.Addheaders("shard allocation setting", "value")
 
 	table.Entries = [][]any{
diff --git a/pkg/es/snapshot.go b/pkg/es/snapshot.go
index 4f13e49..5264da8 100644
--- a/pkg/es/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/es/snapshot.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func SnapshotList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, len(snapshots))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(5, len(snapshots))
 	table.Addheaders("name", "index", "start", "orphaned", "status")
 
 	for idx, snap := range snapshots {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func SnapshotShow(conf *cfg.Config, snapshot string) error {
 		return errors.New("no snapshot retrieved")
 	}
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 17)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(2, 17)
 	table.Addheaders("snapshot property", "value")
 
 	snap := res.Snapshots[0]
diff --git a/pkg/es/task.go b/pkg/es/task.go
index 83297c7..7b77b6f 100644
--- a/pkg/es/task.go
+++ b/pkg/es/task.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TaskList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("res", "tasks", res)
 
-	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 6, len(res))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf).WithSize(6, len(res))
 	table.Addheaders("task id", "action", "start time", "run time", "node", "type")
 
 	for idx, task := range res {
diff --git a/pkg/printer/table.go b/pkg/printer/table.go
index eb43416..3f331f6 100644
--- a/pkg/printer/table.go
+++ b/pkg/printer/table.go
@@ -42,29 +42,28 @@ type Table struct {
 	debugGoRoutines bool
 }
 
-func NewTable(conf *cfg.Config, columns, rows int) *Table {
-	table := new(Table{
+func NewTable(conf *cfg.Config) *Table {
+	return new(Table{
 		Mode:            conf.Output,
 		maxwidth:        cfg.GetTermWidth(),
 		debugGoRoutines: conf.DebugGoRoutines,
+		Headers:         []string{},
+		RawHeaders:      []string{},
+		lenHeaders:      []int{},
+		alignInts:       conf.AlignInts,
 	})
-
-	table.Headers = make([]string, columns)
-	table.RawHeaders = make([]string, columns)
-	table.Entries = make([][]any, rows)
-	table.lenHeaders = make([]int, columns)
-	table.alignInts = conf.AlignInts
-
-	return table
 }
 
-func NewTableEmpty(conf *cfg.Config) *Table {
-	table := new(Table{
-		Mode:            conf.Output,
-		maxwidth:        cfg.GetTermWidth(),
-		debugGoRoutines: conf.DebugGoRoutines,
-	})
-	table.alignInts = conf.AlignInts
+func (table *Table) WithSize(columns, rows int) *Table {
+	if columns > 0 {
+		table.Headers = make([]string, columns)
+		table.RawHeaders = make([]string, columns)
+		table.lenHeaders = make([]int, columns)
+	}
+
+	if rows > 0 {
+		table.Entries = make([][]any, rows)
+	}
 
 	return table
 }
@@ -72,12 +71,7 @@ func NewTableEmpty(conf *cfg.Config) *Table {
 func (table *Table) WithHeaders(headers ...string) *Table {
 	count := len(headers)
 
-	table.Entries = [][]any{}
-	table.lenHeaders = make([]int, count)
-	table.Headers = make([]string, count)
-	table.RawHeaders = make([]string, count)
-
-	table.Addheaders(headers...)
+	table.WithSize(count, 0).Addheaders(headers...)
 
 	return table
 }
diff --git a/t/Makefile b/t/Makefile
index 7f90f67..040c959 100644
--- a/t/Makefile
+++ b/t/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: test clean cluster docs search up down delete
+.PHONY: test clean cluster docs search up down delete runenv
 
 # docker stuff
 up:
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ delete:
 clean-docker: down delete
 
 
+runenv: up waitup cluster docs wait
+
 # mosscap esctl stuff
 test: up waitup cluster docs wait search