diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go
index dc39e36c9..f7e8972da 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/create.go
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ vcluster create test --namespace test
 	`,
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			newArgs, err := util.PromptForArgs(cmd.log, args, "vcluster name")
-			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive) {
-				if err := util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
+				switch {
+				case errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive):
+					if err := util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				default:
 					return err
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go
index bfd0d28f8..bbac2f9ba 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/add/cluster.go
@@ -63,8 +63,13 @@ vcluster platform add cluster my-cluster
 		`,
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			newArgs, err := util.PromptForArgs(cmd.Log, args, "cluster name")
-			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive) {
-				if err := cobra.ExactArgs(1)(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
+				switch {
+				case errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive):
+					if err := cobra.ExactArgs(1)(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				default:
 					return err
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go
index 9445839ba..6a8fa6ae0 100644
--- a/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go
+++ b/cmd/vclusterctl/cmd/platform/create/vcluster.go
@@ -42,8 +42,13 @@ vcluster platform create vcluster test --namespace test
 	`,
 		RunE: func(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			newArgs, err := util.PromptForArgs(cmd.log, args, "vcluster name")
-			if err != nil && errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive) {
-				if err := util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+			if err != nil {
+				switch {
+				case errors.Is(err, util.ErrNonInteractive):
+					if err := util.VClusterNameOnlyValidator(cobraCmd, args); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				default:
 					return err
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/util/args.go b/pkg/cli/util/args.go
index 16acc0940..dec8756b7 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/util/args.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/util/args.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ var (
 	VClusterNameOnlyUseLine string
 
 	VClusterNameOnlyValidator cobra.PositionalArgs
+)
 
-	ErrNonInteractive = errors.New("terminal is not interactive")
+var (
+	ErrNonInteractive   = errors.New("terminal is not interactive")
+	ErrTooManyArguments = errors.New("too many arguments specified")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ func PromptForArgs(l log.Logger, args []string, argNames ...string) ([]string, e
 	if !terminal.IsTerminalIn {
 		return args, ErrNonInteractive
 	}
+	if len(args) > len(argNames) {
+		return args, ErrTooManyArguments
+	}
 
 	if len(args) == len(argNames) {
 		return args, nil
@@ -90,7 +96,6 @@ func PromptForArgs(l log.Logger, args []string, argNames ...string) ([]string, e
 		answer, err := l.Question(&survey.QuestionOptions{
 			Question: fmt.Sprintf("Please specify %s", argNames[i]),
 		})
-
 		if err != nil {
 			return args, err
 		}