diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/login.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/login.go
index f7792d127..a20d009cf 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/login.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/login.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewLoginCmd(globalFlags *flags.GlobalFlags) (*cobra.Command, error) {
 		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config = globalFlags.Config
 	} else {
 		var err error
-		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config, err = pro.GetLoftConfigFilePath()
+		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config, err = pro.LoftctlConfigFilePath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get vcluster pro configuration file path: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/logout.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/logout.go
index 7d4e20497..95dc7b5fb 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/logout.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/logout.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func NewLogoutCmd(globalFlags *flags.GlobalFlags) (*cobra.Command, error) {
 		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config = globalFlags.Config
 	} else {
 		var err error
-		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config, err = pro.GetLoftConfigFilePath()
+		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config, err = pro.LoftctlConfigFilePath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get vcluster pro configuration file path: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/pro/pro.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/pro/pro.go
index d91a47452..1967a834f 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/pro/pro.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/pro/pro.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewProCmd(globalFlags *flags.GlobalFlags) (*cobra.Command, error) {
 		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config = globalFlags.Config
 	} else {
 		var err error
-		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config, err = pro.GetLoftConfigFilePath()
+		loftctlGlobalFlags.Config, err = pro.LoftctlConfigFilePath()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get vcluster pro configuration file path: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/pro/client.go b/pkg/pro/client.go
index 2f46e6f29..08bc54096 100644
--- a/pkg/pro/client.go
+++ b/pkg/pro/client.go
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ type VirtualClusterInstanceProject struct {
 	Project        *managementv1.Project
 }
 
-var ErrConfigNotFound = errors.New("couldn't find vCluster.Pro config, please make sure to run 'vcluster login' to connect to an existing instance or 'vcluster pro start' to deploy a new instance")
+var ErrConfigNotFound = errors.New("couldn't find vCluster.Pro config")
 
 func CreateProClient() (client.Client, error) {
-	configPath, err := GetConfigFilePath()
+	configPath, err := LoftctlConfigFilePath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	_, err = os.Stat(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrConfigNotFound
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: please make sure to run 'vcluster login' to connect to an existing instance or 'vcluster pro start' to deploy a new instance", ErrConfigNotFound)
 	}
 
 	proClient, err := client.NewClientFromPath(configPath)
diff --git a/pkg/pro/config.go b/pkg/pro/config.go
index 3405a06d5..8dda0a67a 100644
--- a/pkg/pro/config.go
+++ b/pkg/pro/config.go
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	VclusterProFolder = "pro"
-
+	VclusterProFolder     = "pro"
 	LoftctlConfigFileName = "creds.json"
 )
 
@@ -30,13 +29,13 @@ type CLIConfig struct {
 	LatestCheckAt time.Time `json:"latestCheck,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// getDefaultCLIConfig returns the default config
-func getDefaultCLIConfig() *CLIConfig {
+// defaultCLIConfig returns the default config
+func defaultCLIConfig() *CLIConfig {
 	return &CLIConfig{}
 }
 
-// GetLoftConfigFilePath returns the path to the loft config file
-func GetLoftConfigFilePath() (string, error) {
+// LoftctlConfigFilePath returns the path to the loft config file
+func LoftctlConfigFilePath() (string, error) {
 	home, err := homedir.Dir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to open vcluster pro configuration file from, unable to detect $HOME directory, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", err)
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ func GetLoftConfigFilePath() (string, error) {
 	return filepath.Join(home, cliconfig.VclusterFolder, VclusterProFolder, LoftctlConfigFileName), nil
 }
 
-// getConfigFilePath returns the path to the config file
-func getConfigFilePath() (string, error) {
+// configFilePath returns the path to the config file
+func configFilePath() (string, error) {
 	home, err := homedir.Dir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to open vcluster pro configuration file from, unable to detect $HOME directory, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", err)
@@ -57,39 +56,39 @@ func getConfigFilePath() (string, error) {
 
 // GetConfig returns the config from the config file
 func GetConfig() (*CLIConfig, error) {
-	path, err := getConfigFilePath()
+	path, err := configFilePath()
 	if err != nil {
-		return getDefaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to get vcluster pro configuration file path: %w", err)
+		return defaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to get vcluster pro configuration file path: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// check if the file exists
 	fi, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return getDefaultCLIConfig(), nil
+			return defaultCLIConfig(), nil
 		}
-		return getDefaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file from %s, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", path, err)
+		return defaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file from %s, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	if fi.IsDir() {
-		return getDefaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file %s, falling back to default configuration, this path is a directory", path)
+		return defaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to load vcluster configuration file %s, falling back to default configuration, this path is a directory", path)
 	}
 	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return getDefaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to open vcluster configuration file from %s, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", path, err)
+		return defaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to open vcluster configuration file from %s, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 	bytes, _ := io.ReadAll(file)
 	c := &CLIConfig{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(bytes, &c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return getDefaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshall vcluster configuration from %s file, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", path, err)
+		return defaultCLIConfig(), fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshall vcluster configuration from %s file, falling back to default configuration, following error occurred: %w", path, err)
 	}
 	return c, nil
 }
 
 // WriteConfig writes the given config to the config file
 func WriteConfig(c *CLIConfig) error {
-	path, err := getConfigFilePath()
+	path, err := configFilePath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get vcluster configuration file path: %w", err)
 	}