diff --git a/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py b/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py
index 5bf019ff..0116e7d2 100644
--- a/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py
+++ b/client-cli/cli_lib/common.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def call_api(config, operation, request_uri, params=None, data=None, files=None)
                 data=data
             )
     except Exception as e:
-        return False, 'Failed to connect to the API: {}'.format(e)
+        return 'Failed to connect to the API: {}'.format(e)
 
     # Display debug output
     if config['debug']: