diff --git a/cli/packages/util/auth.go b/cli/packages/util/auth.go
index 75ffe9344..d27bbc2c8 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/auth.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/auth.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ var AVAILABLE_AUTH_STRATEGIES = []AuthStrategyType{
 	AuthStrategy.AWS_IAM_AUTH,
 }
 
-func IsAuthMethodValid(authMethod string) (isValid bool, strategy AuthStrategyType) {
+func IsAuthMethodValid(authMethod string, allowUserAuth bool) (isValid bool, strategy AuthStrategyType) {
 
-	if authMethod == "user" {
+	if authMethod == "user" && allowUserAuth {
 		return true, ""
 	}