diff --git a/cmd/auth/profiles.go b/cmd/auth/profiles.go
index 7c4a7ab2..5ebea444 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/profiles.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/profiles.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -45,13 +44,7 @@ func (c *profileMetadata) Load(ctx context.Context, skipValidate bool) {
 	}
 
 	if skipValidate {
-		err := cfg.Authenticate(&http.Request{
-			Header: make(http.Header),
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		c.Host = cfg.Host
+		c.Host = cfg.CanonicalHostName()
 		c.AuthType = cfg.AuthType
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go b/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go
index c1971705..8a667a6d 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ func TestProfiles(t *testing.T) {
 	err := databrickscfg.SaveToProfile(ctx, &config.Config{
 		ConfigFile: configFile,
 		Profile:    "profile1",
-		Host:       "https://abc.cloud.databricks.com",
+		Host:       "abc.cloud.databricks.com",
 		Token:      "token1",
+		AuthType:   "pat",
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)