diff --git a/lib/cli/dictionary_item_str_params.rs b/lib/cli/dictionary_item_str_params.rs
index 0ef60ae2..9138b0b7 100644
--- a/lib/cli/dictionary_item_str_params.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/dictionary_item_str_params.rs
@@ -112,10 +112,15 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<DictionaryItemStrParams<'a>> for DictionaryItemIdentifier {
                         error,
                     }
                 })?;
-                let entity_addr = key.as_entity_addr().ok_or(CliError::InvalidArgument {
-                    context: "dictionary item entity named key",
-                    error: "not a entity-addr".to_string(),
-                })?;
+
+                let entity_addr = if let Key::AddressableEntity(addr) = key {
+                    addr
+                } else {
+                    return Err(CliError::InvalidArgument {
+                        context: "dictionary item entity named key",
+                        error: "not a entity-addr".to_string(),
+                    });
+                };
                 Ok(DictionaryItemIdentifier::new_from_entity_info(
                     entity_addr,
                     dictionary_name.to_string(),