diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 374e3f7..c081cf0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ go.work
 
 # User-specific stuff
 .idea
+.envrc
 
 # AWS User-specific
 .idea/**/aws.xml
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 9f0195d..d0b89cd 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ Additionally, you can configure client TLS authentication by providing your cert
 For server TLS authentication, you can ignore the certificate by setting CDK_INSECURE=true, or provide a certificate authority using CDK_CACERT.`,
 	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if *debug {
-			consoleApiClient().ActivateDebug()
-			gatewayApiClient().ActivateDebug()
+			// ActivateDebug() will enable debug mode for the resty client.
+			// Doesn't need to be set if the client was not initialised correctly.
+			if apiClientError == nil {
+				consoleApiClient().ActivateDebug()
+			}
+			if gatewayApiClientError == nil {
+				gatewayApiClient().ActivateDebug()
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {