diff --git a/src/cogite/cli.py b/src/cogite/cli.py
index 36d990d..bce2208 100644
--- a/src/cogite/cli.py
+++ b/src/cogite/cli.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def _main():
     client = api.get_client(configuration, ctx)
 
     if not client:
-        sys.exit(f"Could not find any backend for platform '{configuration.platform}'")
+        sys.exit(f"Could not find any backend for platform '{configuration.host_platform}'")
 
     args = dict(vars(parse_args()))
     callback = args.pop('callback')