diff --git a/pkg/command/context.go b/pkg/command/context.go
index 61fcc110b..0138ef0ef 100644
--- a/pkg/command/context.go
+++ b/pkg/command/context.go
@@ -1089,6 +1089,11 @@ func deleteCtx(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		name = args[0]
 	}
 
+	ctx, err := config.GetContext(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if !unattended {
 		isAborted := component.AskForConfirmation("Deleting the context entry from the config will remove it from the list of tracked contexts. " +
 			"You will need to use `tanzu context create` to re-create this context. Are you sure you want to continue?")
@@ -1096,10 +1101,6 @@ func deleteCtx(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
-	ctx, err := config.GetContext(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	installed, _, _, _ := getInstalledAndMissingContextPlugins() //nolint:dogsled
 	log.Infof("Deleting entry for context '%s'", name)
 	err = config.RemoveContext(name)
diff --git a/pkg/command/context_test.go b/pkg/command/context_test.go
index 99bd921bd..ee5b65a11 100644
--- a/pkg/command/context_test.go
+++ b/pkg/command/context_test.go
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ clusterOpts:
 			unattended = true
 			err = deleteCtx(cmd, []string{"fake-mc"})
 			Expect(err).ToNot(BeNil())
+			Expect(err.Error()).ToNot(ContainSubstring("Deleting the context entry from the config will remove it from the list of tracked contexts. You will need to use `tanzu context create` to re-create this context. Are you sure you want to continue?"))
 			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("context fake-mc not found"))
-
 		})
 		It("should delete context successfully if the config file has contexts available", func() {
 			err = deleteCtx(cmd, []string{existingContext})