diff --git a/cmd/cloud.go b/cmd/cloud.go
index b18000ddcadc..b04a36865bfb 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud.go
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ func exactCloudArgs() cobra.PositionalArgs {
 		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, " "),
+				baseErrMsg+"; "+"received %d arguments %q, and %s is not a valid subcommand",
+				len(args), strings.Join(args, " "), args[0],
 			)
 		}