diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs
index 2897de0be70..2bce5550d7b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Edge/Installers/NuGet/NugetApiPackageManager.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public async Task<NuGetPackageInfo> DownloadPackageAsync(string downloadPath, st
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(identifier)} cannot be null or empty", nameof(identifier));
             }
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(identifier))
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(downloadPath))
             {
                 throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(downloadPath)} cannot be null or empty", nameof(downloadPath));
             }