diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 40cbce8..50d35ee 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ CLI.prototype.init = function (opts, args, callback) {
             var specifiedInsecureOpt = opts._order.filter(
                 function (opt) { return opt.key === 'insecure'; }).length > 0;
             if (!specifiedInsecureOpt && process.env.SDC_TESTING) {
-                opts.insecure = common.boolFromString(process.env.SDC_TESTING,
+                envProfile.insecure = common.boolFromString(
+                    process.env.SDC_TESTING,
                     false, '"SDC_TESTING" envvar');
             }
             if (opts.J) {