diff --git a/client-cli/pvc.py b/client-cli/pvc.py
index 45f8b9dc..42b3141e 100755
--- a/client-cli/pvc.py
+++ b/client-cli/pvc.py
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ def cluster_req(function):
         if config.get('badcfg', None):
             click.echo('No cluster specified and no local pvcapid.yaml configuration found. Use "pvc cluster" to add a cluster API to connect to.')
             exit(1)
+        return function(*args, **kwargs)
     return validate_cluster