diff --git a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/CatletConfigCmdlet.cs b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/CatletConfigCmdlet.cs
index 7a24357..58c99cd 100644
--- a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/CatletConfigCmdlet.cs
+++ b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/CatletConfigCmdlet.cs
@@ -37,16 +37,20 @@ protected static CatletConfig DeserializeConfigString(string configString)
 
         }
 
-        protected void PopulateVariables(CatletConfig catletConfig, Hashtable variables, bool skipVariablesPrompt)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Populates the variables in the given <paramref name="catletConfig"/> by
+        /// applying the values from the <paramref name="variables"/> hashtable and
+        /// interactively asking the user for the values. Returns <see langword="false"/>
+        /// when the user aborted the interactive prompt and <see langword="true"/> otherwise.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected bool PopulateVariables(CatletConfig catletConfig, Hashtable variables, bool skipVariablesPrompt)
         {
             if (catletConfig.Variables is not { Length: > 0 })
-                return;
+                return true;
 
             ApplyVariablesFromParameter(catletConfig.Variables, variables);
-            if (!skipVariablesPrompt)
-            {
-                ReadVariablesFromInput(catletConfig.Variables);
-            }
+            
+            return skipVariablesPrompt || ReadVariablesFromInput(catletConfig.Variables);
         }
 
         private static void ApplyVariablesFromParameter(VariableConfig[] variableConfigs, Hashtable variables)
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ private static void ApplyVariablesFromParameter(VariableConfig[] variableConfigs
             }
         }
 
-        private void ReadVariablesFromInput(VariableConfig[] variableConfigs)
+        private bool ReadVariablesFromInput(VariableConfig[] variableConfigs)
         {
             var anyRequired = variableConfigs.Any(vc =>
                 vc.Required.GetValueOrDefault()
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ private void ReadVariablesFromInput(VariableConfig[] variableConfigs)
 
                 // The prompt returns -1 when the user cancels the prompt (e.g. Ctrl+C).
                 if (choice is -1 or 1)
-                    return;
+                    return choice != -1;
 
                 var requiredOnly = choice == 2;
 
@@ -114,17 +118,19 @@ private void ReadVariablesFromInput(VariableConfig[] variableConfigs)
                 {
                     var result = ReadVariableFromInput(variableConfig);
                     if (result is null)
-                        return;
+                        return false;
 
                     variableConfig.Value = result;
                 }
             }
-            catch (PSInvalidOperationException)
+            catch (Exception ex) when (ex is PSInvalidOperationException or HostException)
             {
                 // The prompt for choice will fail if the Powershell session is not
                 // interactive. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to reliably detect
                 // a non-interactive session. Hence, we just catch the exception and continue.
             }
+
+            return true;
         }
 
         private string ReadVariableFromInput(VariableConfig config)
diff --git a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/NewCatletCommand.cs b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/NewCatletCommand.cs
index c2b7e15..c540746 100644
--- a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/NewCatletCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/NewCatletCommand.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ protected override void EndProcessing()
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Name))
                 config.Name = Name;
 
-            PopulateVariables(config, Variables, SkipVariablesPrompt);
+            if (!PopulateVariables(config, Variables, SkipVariablesPrompt))
+                return;
 
             var serializedConfig = JsonSerializer.SerializeToElement(config, ConfigModelJsonSerializer.DefaultOptions);
 
diff --git a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/UpdateCatletCommand.cs b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/UpdateCatletCommand.cs
index c0a726d..6af1ae9 100644
--- a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/UpdateCatletCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Catlets/UpdateCatletCommand.cs
@@ -33,20 +33,12 @@ public SwitchParameter NoWait
 
         private bool _nowait;
 
-        [Parameter]
-        public Hashtable Variables { get; set; }
-
-        [Parameter]
-        public SwitchParameter SkipVariablesPrompt { get; set; }
-
         protected override void ProcessRecord()
         {
             foreach (var id in Id)
             {
                 var config = DeserializeConfigString(Config);
 
-                PopulateVariables(config, Variables, SkipVariablesPrompt);
-
                 WaitForOperation(Factory.CreateCatletsClient().Update(id, new UpdateCatletRequestBody(Guid.NewGuid(),
                         JsonSerializer.SerializeToElement(config)))
                     , _nowait, true);
diff --git a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands.csproj b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands.csproj
index ab9deea..e2c573d 100644
--- a/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands.csproj
+++ b/src/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands/Eryph.ComputeClient.Commands.csproj
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ClientRuntime.Powershell" Version="0.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ConfigModel.Catlets.Yaml" Version="0.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ConfigModel.Networks.Yaml" Version="0.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ConfigModel.System.Json" Version="0.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ConfigModel.Catlets.Yaml" Version="0.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ConfigModel.Networks.Yaml" Version="0.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Eryph.ConfigModel.System.Json" Version="0.6.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="GitVersion.MsBuild" Version="5.12.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>