diff --git a/cli/command/registry.go b/cli/command/registry.go
index 642667a11f..51fff10c5f 100644
--- a/cli/command/registry.go
+++ b/cli/command/registry.go
@@ -125,11 +125,10 @@ func PromptUserForCredentials(ctx context.Context, cli Cli, argUser, argPassword
 		cli.SetIn(streams.NewIn(os.Stdin))
 	}
 
-	isDefaultRegistry := serverAddress == registry.IndexServer
 	defaultUsername = strings.TrimSpace(defaultUsername)
 
 	if argUser = strings.TrimSpace(argUser); argUser == "" {
-		if isDefaultRegistry {
+		if serverAddress == registry.IndexServer {
 			// if this is a default registry (docker hub), then display the following message.
 			fmt.Fprintln(cli.Out(), "Log in with your Docker ID or email address to push and pull images from Docker Hub. If you don't have a Docker ID, head over to https://hub.docker.com/ to create one.")
 			if hints.Enabled() {