diff --git a/cmd/root/auth.go b/cmd/root/auth.go
index 350cbc65..99e91043 100644
--- a/cmd/root/auth.go
+++ b/cmd/root/auth.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func accountClientOrPrompt(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, allowPrompt
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	return a, nil
+	return a, err
 }
 
 func MustAccountClient(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func workspaceClientOrPrompt(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, allowPromp
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	return w, nil
+	return w, err
 }
 
 func MustWorkspaceClient(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {