diff --git a/cli/packages/util/common.go b/cli/packages/util/common.go
index 2b57383ef..42ee74c77 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/common.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/common.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/config"
 )
 
 func GetHomeDir() (string, error) {
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ func WriteToFile(fileName string, dataToWrite []byte, filePerm os.FileMode) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func CheckIsConnectedToInternet() (ok bool) {
-	_, err := http.Get("http://clients3.google.com/generate_204")
+func CheckIsConnectedToInfisicalAPI() (ok bool) {
+	_, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%v/status", config.INFISICAL_URL))
 	return err == nil
 }
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
index c3690b83d..0ca66cc4f 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/secrets.go
@@ -307,27 +307,28 @@ func FilterSecretsByTag(plainTextSecrets []models.SingleEnvironmentVariable, tag
 }
 
 func GetAllEnvironmentVariables(params models.GetAllSecretsParameters, projectConfigFilePath string) ([]models.SingleEnvironmentVariable, error) {
-	isConnected := CheckIsConnectedToInternet()
 	var secretsToReturn []models.SingleEnvironmentVariable
 	// var serviceTokenDetails api.GetServiceTokenDetailsResponse
 	var errorToReturn error
 
 	if params.InfisicalToken == "" && params.UniversalAuthAccessToken == "" {
-		if isConnected {
-			log.Debug().Msg("GetAllEnvironmentVariables: Connected to internet, checking logged in creds")
-
-			if projectConfigFilePath == "" {
-				RequireLocalWorkspaceFile()
-			} else {
-				ValidateWorkspaceFile(projectConfigFilePath)
-			}
-
-			RequireLogin()
+		if projectConfigFilePath == "" {
+			RequireLocalWorkspaceFile()
+		} else {
+			ValidateWorkspaceFile(projectConfigFilePath)
 		}
 
+		RequireLogin()
+
 		log.Debug().Msg("GetAllEnvironmentVariables: Trying to fetch secrets using logged in details")
 
 		loggedInUserDetails, err := GetCurrentLoggedInUserDetails()
+		isConnected := CheckIsConnectedToInfisicalAPI()
+
+		if isConnected {
+			log.Debug().Msg("GetAllEnvironmentVariables: Connected to Infisical instance, checking logged in creds")
+		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}