diff --git a/cmd/common.go b/cmd/common.go
index 84d83a080..5f0174e0c 100644
--- a/cmd/common.go
+++ b/cmd/common.go
@@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ func startProxyReportErrorIfAny(kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, ctx con
 }
 
 func getKubernetesProviderForCli() (*kubernetes.Provider, error) {
-	kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath(), config.Config.Kube.Context)
+	kubeConfigPath := config.Config.KubeConfigPath()
+	kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(kubeConfigPath, config.Config.Kube.Context)
 	if err != nil {
 		handleKubernetesProviderError(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	log.Info().Str("path", kubeConfigPath).Msg("Using kubeconfig:")
+
 	if err := kubernetesProvider.ValidateNotProxy(); err != nil {
 		handleKubernetesProviderError(err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/kubernetes/provider.go b/kubernetes/provider.go
index a3037d0c2..9fe7c327e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/provider.go
+++ b/kubernetes/provider.go
@@ -1060,7 +1060,6 @@ func ValidateKubernetesVersion(serverVersionSemVer *semver.SemVersion) error {
 }
 
 func loadKubernetesConfiguration(kubeConfigPath string, context string) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
-	log.Info().Str("path", kubeConfigPath).Msg("Using kubeconfig:")
 	configPathList := filepath.SplitList(kubeConfigPath)
 	configLoadingRules := &clientcmd.ClientConfigLoadingRules{}
 	if len(configPathList) <= 1 {