diff --git a/lib/profile.js b/lib/profile.js
index c532ab3351367..3dd5ca01eda9d 100644
--- a/lib/profile.js
+++ b/lib/profile.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const profile = async (args) => {
     case 'set':
       return set(opts)
     default:
-      throw new Error('Unknown profile command: ' + args[0])
+      throw new Error('Unknown profile command: ' + subcmd)
   }
 }