diff --git a/src/cmd/package.go b/src/cmd/package.go
index e8817bf60b..a62f11e1c7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/package.go
+++ b/src/cmd/package.go
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ var packageListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short:   lang.CmdPackageListShort,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		ctx := cmd.Context()
-		deployedZarfPackages, errs := common.NewClusterOrDie(ctx).GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx)
-		if len(errs) > 0 && len(deployedZarfPackages) == 0 {
-			message.Fatalf(errs, lang.CmdPackageListNoPackageWarn)
+		deployedZarfPackages, err := common.NewClusterOrDie(ctx).GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx)
+		if err != nil && len(deployedZarfPackages) == 0 {
+			message.Fatalf(err, lang.CmdPackageListNoPackageWarn)
 		}
 
 		// Populate a matrix of all the deployed packages
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ var packageListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		message.Table(header, packageData)
 
 		// Print out any unmarshalling errors
-		if len(errs) > 0 {
-			message.Fatalf(errs, lang.CmdPackageListUnmarshalErr)
+		if err != nil {
+			message.Fatalf(err, lang.CmdPackageListUnmarshalErr)
 		}
 	},
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/tools/crane.go b/src/cmd/tools/crane.go
index b501aeac7a..3b750964d3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/tools/crane.go
+++ b/src/cmd/tools/crane.go
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ func pruneImages(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	zarfPackages, errs := c.GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx)
-	if len(errs) > 0 {
+	zarfPackages, err := c.GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
 		return lang.ErrUnableToGetPackages
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go
index 4e558c6f67..4d01891f9d 100644
--- a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go
+++ b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -23,31 +24,30 @@ import (
 // GetDeployedZarfPackages gets metadata information about packages that have been deployed to the cluster.
 // We determine what packages have been deployed to the cluster by looking for specific secrets in the Zarf namespace.
 // Returns a list of DeployedPackage structs and a list of errors.
-func (c *Cluster) GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx context.Context) ([]types.DeployedPackage, []error) {
-	var deployedPackages = []types.DeployedPackage{}
-	var errorList []error
+func (c *Cluster) GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx context.Context) ([]types.DeployedPackage, error) {
 	// Get the secrets that describe the deployed packages
 	secrets, err := c.GetSecretsWithLabel(ctx, ZarfNamespaceName, ZarfPackageInfoLabel)
 	if err != nil {
-		return deployedPackages, append(errorList, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Process the k8s secret into our internal structs
+	errs := []error{}
+	deployedPackages := []types.DeployedPackage{}
 	for _, secret := range secrets.Items {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(secret.Name, config.ZarfPackagePrefix) {
-			var deployedPackage types.DeployedPackage
-			err := json.Unmarshal(secret.Data["data"], &deployedPackage)
-			// add the error to the error list
-			if err != nil {
-				errorList = append(errorList, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal the secret %s/%s", secret.Namespace, secret.Name))
-			} else {
-				deployedPackages = append(deployedPackages, deployedPackage)
-			}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(secret.Name, config.ZarfPackagePrefix) {
+			continue
+		}
+		var deployedPackage types.DeployedPackage
+		// Process the k8s secret into our internal structs
+		err := json.Unmarshal(secret.Data["data"], &deployedPackage)
+		if err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal the secret %s/%s", secret.Namespace, secret.Name))
+			continue
 		}
+		deployedPackages = append(deployedPackages, deployedPackage)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: If we move this function out of `internal` we should return a more standard singular error.
-	return deployedPackages, errorList
+	return deployedPackages, errors.Join(errs...)
 }
 
 // GetDeployedPackage gets the metadata information about the package name provided (if it exists in the cluster).
diff --git a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go
index 69136a530f..b9451f3e72 100644
--- a/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/cluster/zarf_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@
 package cluster
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/config"
+	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/pkg/k8s"
 	"github.com/defenseunicorns/zarf/src/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 )
 
 // TestPackageSecretNeedsWait verifies that Zarf waits for webhooks to complete correctly.
@@ -191,3 +199,51 @@ func TestPackageSecretNeedsWait(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetDeployedPackage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	c := &Cluster{&k8s.K8s{Clientset: fake.NewSimpleClientset()}}
+
+	packages := []types.DeployedPackage{
+		{Name: "package1"},
+		{Name: "package2"},
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range packages {
+		b, err := json.Marshal(p)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		data := map[string][]byte{
+			"data": b,
+		}
+		secret := corev1.Secret{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      strings.Join([]string{config.ZarfPackagePrefix, p.Name}, ""),
+				Namespace: "zarf",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					ZarfPackageInfoLabel: p.Name,
+				},
+			},
+			Data: data,
+		}
+		c.Clientset.CoreV1().Secrets("zarf").Create(ctx, &secret, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		actual, err := c.GetDeployedPackage(ctx, p.Name)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, p, *actual)
+	}
+
+	nonPackageSecret := corev1.Secret{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "hello-world",
+			Namespace: "zarf",
+			Labels: map[string]string{
+				ZarfPackageInfoLabel: "whatever",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c.Clientset.CoreV1().Secrets("zarf").Create(ctx, &nonPackageSecret, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+
+	actualList, err := c.GetDeployedZarfPackages(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.ElementsMatch(t, packages, actualList)
+}