diff --git a/cmd/project.go b/cmd/project.go
index 92301e4..cf4ba3c 100644
--- a/cmd/project.go
+++ b/cmd/project.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func mustHaveProjects(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	if len(cache.Aliases) == 0 {
+	if len(cache.Projects) == 0 {
 		plog.Fatal("No projects to " + cmd.Name() + ", try running cache load")
 	}
 }