diff --git a/cmd/cloud.go b/cmd/cloud.go
index 00c1ec0fa1b1..b18000ddcadc 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud.go
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ func exactCloudArgs() cobra.PositionalArgs {
 			return fmt.Errorf(baseErrMsg + "; " + "received no arguments")
 		}
 
-		hasSubcommand := len(args) >= 1 && (args[0] == "run" || args[0] == "login")
-		if !hasSubcommand {
+		hasSubcommand := args[0] == "run" || args[0] == "login"
+		if len(args) > 1 && !hasSubcommand {
 			return fmt.Errorf(
 				baseErrMsg+"; "+"received %d arguments %q, and none of them is a subcommand",
 				len(args), strings.Join(args, " "),