diff --git a/cmd/account.go b/cmd/account.go
index 14ae44c8..a91cda63 100644
--- a/cmd/account.go
+++ b/cmd/account.go
@@ -37,4 +37,10 @@ var accountCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		printer.Account(account)
 	},
+	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+			return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+		}
+		return nil
+	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/backups.go b/cmd/backups.go
index 142298f5..77d88056 100644
--- a/cmd/backups.go
+++ b/cmd/backups.go
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ func Backups() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:     "backups",
 		Aliases: []string{"b"},
 		Short:   "Display backups",
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	backupsCmd.AddCommand(backupsList, backupsGet)
diff --git a/cmd/bareMetal.go b/cmd/bareMetal.go
index b1db3fab..d640f224 100644
--- a/cmd/bareMetal.go
+++ b/cmd/bareMetal.go
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ func BareMetal() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"bm"},
 		Long:    bareMetalLong,
 		Example: bareMetalExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	bareMetalCmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/cmd/billing.go b/cmd/billing.go
index f68e674a..6cb8e450 100644
--- a/cmd/billing.go
+++ b/cmd/billing.go
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ func Billing() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "Display billing information",
 		Long:    billingLong,
 		Example: billingExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	historyCmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/blockStorage.go b/cmd/blockStorage.go
index 8ec1846e..4d7bb3ea 100644
--- a/cmd/blockStorage.go
+++ b/cmd/blockStorage.go
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ func BlockStorageCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"bs"},
 		Short:   "block storage commands",
 		Long:    `block-storage is used to interact with the block-storage api`,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	bsCmd.AddCommand(bsAttach, bsCreate, bsDelete, bsDetach, bsLabelSet, bsList, bsGet, bsResize)
diff --git a/cmd/database.go b/cmd/database.go
index 9531cf7f..9df2efdc 100644
--- a/cmd/database.go
+++ b/cmd/database.go
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ func Database() *cobra.Command { //nolint:funlen
 		Short:   "commands to interact with managed databases on vultr",
 		Long:    databaseLong,
 		Example: databaseExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	databaseCmd.AddCommand(databaseList, databaseCreate, databaseInfo, databaseUpdate, databaseDelete)
diff --git a/cmd/dns.go b/cmd/dns.go
index f34866b1..8d184e83 100644
--- a/cmd/dns.go
+++ b/cmd/dns.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -24,6 +26,12 @@ func DNS() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "dns",
 		Short: "dns is used to access dns commands",
 		Long:  ``,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	dnsCmd.AddCommand(DNSDomain())
diff --git a/cmd/firewall.go b/cmd/firewall.go
index 23899c32..ff3b125f 100644
--- a/cmd/firewall.go
+++ b/cmd/firewall.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +27,12 @@ func Firewall() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "firewall is used to access firewall commands",
 		Long:    ``,
 		Aliases: []string{"fw"},
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	firewallCmd.AddCommand(FirewallGroup(), FirewallRule())
diff --git a/cmd/instance.go b/cmd/instance.go
index c80c693d..994a30e8 100644
--- a/cmd/instance.go
+++ b/cmd/instance.go
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ func Instance() *cobra.Command { //nolint: funlen,gocyclo
 		Short:   "commands to interact with instances on vultr",
 		Long:    instanceLong,
 		Example: instanceExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	instanceCmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/cmd/iso.go b/cmd/iso.go
index c74c2789..5972fb1d 100644
--- a/cmd/iso.go
+++ b/cmd/iso.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func ISO() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "iso",
 		Short: "iso is used to access iso commands",
 		Long:  ``,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	isoCmd.AddCommand(isoCreate, isoDelete, isoPrivateGet, isoPrivateList, isoPublic)
diff --git a/cmd/kubernetes.go b/cmd/kubernetes.go
index 12c1eb26..86426c2a 100644
--- a/cmd/kubernetes.go
+++ b/cmd/kubernetes.go
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ func Kubernetes() *cobra.Command { //nolint: funlen
 		Short:   "kubernetes is used to access kubernetes commands",
 		Long:    kubernetesLong,
 		Example: kubernetesExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	kubernetesCmd.AddCommand(k8Create, k8Get, k8List, k8GetConfig, k8Update, k8Delete, k8DeleteWithResources, k8GetVersions)
diff --git a/cmd/loadBalancer.go b/cmd/loadBalancer.go
index 74b28689..5b148b83 100644
--- a/cmd/loadBalancer.go
+++ b/cmd/loadBalancer.go
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ func LoadBalancer() *cobra.Command { //nolint: funlen
 		Short:   "load balancer commands",
 		Long:    lbLong,
 		Example: lbExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	lbCmd.AddCommand(lbCreate, lbDelete, lbGet, lbList, lbUpdate)
diff --git a/cmd/network.go b/cmd/network.go
index 643dca34..5cfabcb8 100644
--- a/cmd/network.go
+++ b/cmd/network.go
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ func Network() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:      "network interacts with network actions",
 		Long:       netLong,
 		Deprecated: "Use vpc instead.",
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	networkCmd.AddCommand(networkGet, networkList, networkDelete, networkCreate)
diff --git a/cmd/objectStorage.go b/cmd/objectStorage.go
index 7fe9202d..80af1583 100644
--- a/cmd/objectStorage.go
+++ b/cmd/objectStorage.go
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ func ObjectStorageCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"objStorage"},
 		Short:   "object storage commands",
 		Long:    `object-storage is used to interact with the object-storage api`,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	objStorageCmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/cmd/reservedIP.go b/cmd/reservedIP.go
index bfbfe675..22584fa3 100644
--- a/cmd/reservedIP.go
+++ b/cmd/reservedIP.go
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ func ReservedIP() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "reserved-ip lets you interact with reserved-ip ",
 		Long:    reservedIPLong,
 		Example: reservedIPExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	reservedIPCmd.AddCommand(
diff --git a/cmd/script.go b/cmd/script.go
index 6d795973..0dfdf7ef 100644
--- a/cmd/script.go
+++ b/cmd/script.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func Script() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"ss"},
 		Short:   "startup script commands",
 		Long:    `script is used to access startup script commands`,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(scriptCreate, scriptGet, scriptDelete, scriptList, scriptUpdate)
diff --git a/cmd/snapshot.go b/cmd/snapshot.go
index 53361a27..c6a4aa70 100644
--- a/cmd/snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/snapshot.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func Snapshot() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"sn"},
 		Short:   "snapshot commands",
 		Long:    `snapshot is used to access snapshot commands`,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(snapshotCreate, snapshotCreateFromURL, snapshotGet, snapshotDelete, snapshotList)
diff --git a/cmd/sshKey.go b/cmd/sshKey.go
index 7f43a2fe..8f1fbfda 100644
--- a/cmd/sshKey.go
+++ b/cmd/sshKey.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func SSHKey() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"ssh"},
 		Short:   "ssh-key commands",
 		Long:    `ssh-key is used to access SSH key commands`,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(sshCreate, sshDelete, sshGet, sshList, sshUpdate)
diff --git a/cmd/user.go b/cmd/user.go
index ce74e1ba..438a6ed5 100644
--- a/cmd/user.go
+++ b/cmd/user.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func User() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"u"},
 		Short:   "user commands",
 		Long:    `user is used to access user commands`,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(userCreate, userDelete, userGet, userList, userUpdate)
diff --git a/cmd/vpc.go b/cmd/vpc.go
index 72969729..f96aa097 100644
--- a/cmd/vpc.go
+++ b/cmd/vpc.go
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ func VPC() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "Interact with VPCs",
 		Long:    vpcLong,
 		Example: vpcExample,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	vpcCmd.AddCommand(vpcGet, vpcList, vpcDelete, vpcCreate, vpcUpdate)
diff --git a/cmd/vpc2.go b/cmd/vpc2.go
index c2c32388..8eadfdba 100644
--- a/cmd/vpc2.go
+++ b/cmd/vpc2.go
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ func VPC2() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "commands to interact with vpc2 on vultr",
 		Long:    vpc2Long,
 		Example: vpc2Example,
+		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
+				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	}
 
 	vpc2Cmd.AddCommand(vpc2List, vpc2Create, vpc2Info, vpc2Update, vpc2Delete)