diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index b77fea91d6..60fcd8fa1e 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -536,9 +536,12 @@ impl CliConfiguration<Self> for RelayChainCli {
 	}
 
 	fn base_path(&self) -> Result<Option<BasePath>> {
-		self.shared_params()
+		Ok(self
+			.shared_params()
 			.base_path()
-			.or_else(|_| Ok(self.base_path.clone().map(Into::into)))
+			.ok()
+			.flatten()
+			.or_else(|| self.base_path.clone().map(Into::into)))
 	}
 
 	fn role(&self, is_dev: bool) -> Result<sc_service::Role> {