diff --git a/cli/cdsctl/config.go b/cli/cdsctl/config.go
index 4698225c44..99650ebb62 100644
--- a/cli/cdsctl/config.go
+++ b/cli/cdsctl/config.go
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ func loadConfig(cmd *cobra.Command) (string, *cdsclient.Config, error) {
 
 	cdsctx.Verbose = verbose
 
+	if cdsctx.Host == "" {
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid cdsctl configuration to reach a CDS API.")
+	}
+
 	config := &cdsclient.Config{
 		Host:                              cdsctx.Host,
 		SessionToken:                      cdsctx.Session,
diff --git a/cli/cdsctl/main.go b/cli/cdsctl/main.go
index 2770813574..87527c2822 100644
--- a/cli/cdsctl/main.go
+++ b/cli/cdsctl/main.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func rootFromSubCommands(cmds []*cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 			return
 		}
 
-		cli.ExitOnError(err, login().Help)
+		cli.ExitOnError(err, root.Help)
 	}
 
 	return root
diff --git a/cli/cdsctl/version.go b/cli/cdsctl/version.go
index f5cc1c955f..7cd310f2f7 100644
--- a/cli/cdsctl/version.go
+++ b/cli/cdsctl/version.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func versionRun(v cli.Values) error {
 	}
 
 	var versionAPI *sdk.Version
-	if cfg.Host != "" {
+	if cfg != nil && cfg.Host != "" {
 		var err error
 		versionAPI, err = client.Version()
 		if err != nil {