diff --git a/pkg/backup.go b/pkg/backup.go
index 8946de919..a66932392 100644
--- a/pkg/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/backup.go
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			opt.config = config
+
 			opt.kubeClient, err = kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -155,6 +153,11 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 
 func (opt *mysqlOptions) backupMySQL(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*restic.BackupOutput, error) {
 	var err error
+	err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(opt.config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	opt.setupOptions.StorageSecret, err = opt.kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(opt.storageSecret.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), opt.storageSecret.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/restore.go b/pkg/restore.go
index 63e226f58..94ea291a8 100644
--- a/pkg/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore.go
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ func NewCmdRestore() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			opt.config = config
+
 			opt.kubeClient, err = kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -137,6 +135,12 @@ func NewCmdRestore() *cobra.Command {
 
 func (opt *mysqlOptions) restoreMySQL(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*restic.RestoreOutput, error) {
 	var err error
+
+	err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(opt.config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	opt.setupOptions.StorageSecret, err = opt.kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(opt.storageSecret.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), opt.storageSecret.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/utils.go b/pkg/utils.go
index 04fb73c2a..fcef54558 100644
--- a/pkg/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	kmapi "kmodules.xyz/client-go/api/v1"
 	appcatalog "kmodules.xyz/custom-resources/apis/appcatalog/v1alpha1"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ type mysqlOptions struct {
 	setupOptions  restic.SetupOptions
 	backupOptions restic.BackupOptions
 	dumpOptions   restic.DumpOptions
+	config        *restclient.Config
 }
 
 type sessionWrapper struct {