diff --git a/lib/cli-common.js b/lib/cli-common.js
index edc726b..1c20d56 100644
--- a/lib/cli-common.js
+++ b/lib/cli-common.js
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ common.api.token = function (state, handlers) {
       });
     }
 
-    if (dir) {
+    if (dir && dir.api_host) {
       handlers.directory(dir, afterDir);
     } else {
       // backwards compat