diff --git a/cmd/auth/login.go b/cmd/auth/login.go
index bbc88c12..b0bc7a85 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/login.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/login.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func setHost(ctx context.Context, profileName string, persistentAuth *auth.Persi
 		return p.Name == profileName
 	})
 	// Tolerate ErrNoConfiguration here, as we will write out a configuration as part of the login flow.
-	if !errors.Is(err, databrickscfg.ErrNoConfiguration) {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, databrickscfg.ErrNoConfiguration) {
 		return err
 	}
 	if persistentAuth.Host == "" {