diff --git a/src/commands/onprem.ts b/src/commands/onprem.ts
index b48d81d..e09cffe 100644
--- a/src/commands/onprem.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onprem.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export async function onpremCMD(namespace?: string) {
     const k8s = new K8s();
     const utils = new Utils();
 
-    const cfCreds = cf.getCredentials();
+    const cfCreds = await cf.getCredentials();
 
     if (cfCreds && cfCreds.baseUrl === 'https://g.codefresh.io/api') {
         console.error(
diff --git a/src/commands/pipelines.ts b/src/commands/pipelines.ts
index 055160c..8f0d083 100644
--- a/src/commands/pipelines.ts
+++ b/src/commands/pipelines.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export async function pipelinesCMD(namespace?: string, runtime?: string) {
     const cf = new Codefresh();
     const k8s = new K8s();
     const utils = new Utils();
-    const cfCreds = cf.getCredentials();
+    const cfCreds = await cf.getCredentials();
 
     if (!namespace) {
         logger.info('No namespace provided, prompting user to select one.');
diff --git a/src/logic/codefresh.ts b/src/logic/codefresh.ts
index 1ec1b6e..48f6700 100644
--- a/src/logic/codefresh.ts
+++ b/src/logic/codefresh.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export class Codefresh {
         logger.info('Codefresh class instance created.');
     }
 
-    getCredentials() {
+    async getCredentials() {
         logger.info('Fetching Codefresh credentials...');
         const envToken = Deno.env.get('CF_API_KEY');
         const envUrl = Deno.env.get('CF_URL');
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ export class Codefresh {
 
         if (envToken && envUrl) {
             logger.info('Using Codefresh credentials from environment variables.');
+            const formattedUrl = envUrl.endsWith('/') ? envUrl.slice(0, -1) : envUrl;
             cf_creds = {
                 headers: { Authorization: envToken },
-                baseUrl: `${envUrl}/api`,
+                baseUrl: `${formattedUrl}/api`,
             };
+            const isValid = await this.validateCredentials(cf_creds);
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return null;
+            }
             return cf_creds;
         }
 
@@ -36,10 +41,31 @@ export class Codefresh {
                 headers: { Authorization: currentContext.token },
                 baseUrl: `${currentContext.url}/api`,
             };
+            const isValid = await this.validateCredentials(cf_creds);
+            if (!isValid) {
+                return null;
+            }
         }
+
         return cf_creds;
     }
 
+    async validateCredentials(cfCreds: CodefreshCredentials) {
+        logger.info('Validating Codefresh credentials...');
+        const tokenID = cfCreds.headers['Authorization'].split('.')[0];
+        const response = await fetch(`${cfCreds.baseUrl}/auth/key/${tokenID}`, {
+            method: 'GET',
+            headers: cfCreds.headers,
+        });
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            logger.error(`Invalid Codefresh credentials. Status: ${response.status}`);
+            return false;
+        }
+        logger.info('Codefresh credentials are valid.');
+        return true;
+    }
+
     async getAccountRuntimes(cfCreds: CodefreshCredentials) {
         logger.info('Fetching account runtimes...');
         const response = await fetch(`${cfCreds.baseUrl}/runtime-environments`, {
@@ -47,6 +73,7 @@ export class Codefresh {
             headers: cfCreds.headers,
         });
         const runtimes = await response.json();
+        console.debug(runtimes);
         return runtimes;
     }