diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 21d6f0062c..c875f33e04 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/publicsuffix"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 // Client for a given Service Function.
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	updater           Updater     // Updates a deployed Service Function
 	runner            Runner      // Runs the function locally
 	remover           Remover     // Removes remote services
+	lister            Lister      // Lists remote services
 }
 
 // ConfigFileName is an optional file checked for in the function root.
@@ -95,6 +96,12 @@ type Remover interface {
 	Remove(name string) error
 }
 
+// Lister of deployed services.
+type Lister interface {
+	// List the service functions currently deployed.
+	List() ([]string, error)
+}
+
 // Option defines a function which when passed to the Client constructor optionally
 // mutates private members at time of instantiation.
 type Option func(*Client)
@@ -182,6 +189,13 @@ func WithRemover(r Remover) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithLister provides the concrete implementation of a lister.
+func WithLister(l Lister) Option {
+	return func(c *Client) {
+		c.lister = l
+	}
+}
+
 // New client for a function service rooted at the given directory (default .) or
 // that explicitly set via the option.  Will fail if the directory already contains
 // config files or other non-hidden files.
@@ -341,6 +355,12 @@ func (c *Client) Run() error {
 	return c.runner.Run(c.root)
 }
 
+// List currently deployed service functions.
+func (c *Client) List() ([]string, error) {
+	// delegate to concrete implementation of lister entirely.
+	return c.lister.List()
+}
+
 // Remove a function from remote, bringing the service funciton
 // to the same state as if it had been created --local only.
 // Name is the presently configured client's name, which was
diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index 7f9511d6e9..595d8aca54 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -483,38 +483,6 @@ func TestRemove(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestRemoveExplicit ensures that a call to remove an explicit name, which
-// may differ from the service function the client is associated wtith, is
-// respected and passed along to the concrete remover implementation.
-func TestRemoveExplicit(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		root    = "./testdata/example.com/admin"
-		name    = "www.example.com" // Differs from that derived from root.
-		remover = mock.NewRemover()
-	)
-
-	// Create the test function root
-	os.MkdirAll(root, 0700)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(root)
-
-	client, err := client.New(root,
-		client.WithRemover(remover))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	remover.RemoveFn = func(name2 string) error {
-		if name2 != name {
-			t.Fatalf("remover expected name '%v' got '%v'", name, name2)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	// Call remove with an explicit name which differs from that associated
-	// to the current client instance.
-	if err := client.Remove(name); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
 // TestWithName ensures that an explicitly passed name is used in leau of the
 // path derived name when provide, and persists through instantiations.
 // This also ensures that an initialized service function's name persists if
@@ -570,3 +538,24 @@ func TestWithName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+// TestList ensures that the client invokes the configured lister.
+func TestList(t *testing.T) {
+	var lister = mock.NewLister()
+
+	client, err := client.New("",
+		client.WithLister(lister), // lists deployed service functions.
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = client.List()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !lister.ListInvoked {
+		t.Fatal("list did not invoke lister implementation")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/client/mock/lister.go b/client/mock/lister.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..929346995c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/mock/lister.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package mock
+
+type Lister struct {
+	ListInvoked bool
+	ListFn      func() ([]string, error)
+}
+
+func NewLister() *Lister {
+	return &Lister{
+		ListFn: func() ([]string, error) { return []string{}, nil },
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *Lister) List() ([]string, error) {
+	l.ListInvoked = true
+	return l.ListFn()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index e40dfb5bfe..7d5ed46c50 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/lkingland/faas/client"
+	"github.com/lkingland/faas/knative"
 	"github.com/ory/viper"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	servingv1client "knative.dev/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/typed/serving/v1"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -21,31 +21,38 @@ func init() {
 
 var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:        "list",
-	Short:      "Lists deployed Service Function",
-	Long:       `Lists deployed Service Function`,
+	Short:      "Lists deployed Service Functions",
+	Long:       `Lists deployed Service Functions`,
 	SuggestFor: []string{"ls"},
 	RunE:       list,
 }
 
 func list(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
-	loadingRules := clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules()
-	clientConfig := clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(loadingRules, &clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{})
-	config, err := clientConfig.ClientConfig()
+	var (
+		namespace = viper.GetString(nsFlag)
+		verbose   = viper.GetBool("verbose")
+	)
+
+	lister, err := knative.NewLister(namespace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	client, err := servingv1client.NewForConfig(config)
+	lister.Verbose = verbose
+
+	client, err := client.New(".",
+		client.WithVerbose(verbose),
+		client.WithLister(lister),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	opts := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "bosonFunction"}
-	ns := viper.GetString(nsFlag)
-	lst, err := client.Services(ns).List(opts)
+
+	names, err := client.List()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	for _, service := range lst.Items {
-		fmt.Printf("%s/%s", service.Namespace, service.Name)
+	for _, name := range names {
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", name)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return
 }
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 6513dc2870..fc6e92bed0 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // Version
 // Printed on subcommand `version` or flag `--version`
-const Version = "v0.0.14"
+const Version = "v0.0.15"
 
 func init() {
 	root.AddCommand(versionCmd)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9ef8068cb0..33851f5179 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200421231249-e086a090c8fd
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.17.4
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.17.4
 	knative.dev/pkg v0.0.0-20200414233146-0eed424fa4ee // indirect
diff --git a/knative/lister.go b/knative/lister.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9bc782fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knative/lister.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package knative
+
+import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+	servingv1client "knative.dev/serving/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/typed/serving/v1"
+)
+
+const labelSelector = "bosonFunction"
+
+type Lister struct {
+	Verbose   bool
+	namespace string
+	client    *servingv1client.ServingV1Client
+}
+
+func NewLister(namespace string) (l *Lister, err error) {
+	l = &Lister{}
+	loadingRules := clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules()
+	clientConfig := clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(loadingRules, &clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{})
+	config, err := clientConfig.ClientConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	l.client, err = servingv1client.NewForConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (l *Lister) List() (names []string, err error) {
+	opts := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "bosonFunction"}
+	lst, err := l.client.Services(l.namespace).List(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, service := range lst.Items {
+		names = append(names, service.Name)
+	}
+	return
+}