diff --git a/src/commands/profiles/create.js b/src/commands/profiles/create.js
index 7d35b4323..51c49819b 100644
--- a/src/commands/profiles/create.js
+++ b/src/commands/profiles/create.js
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class ProfilesCreate extends BaseCommand {
   async run() {
     await super.run();
 
+    // Eagerly load up the credential store. No need to proceed if this fails.
+    await this.secureStorage.loadKeytar();
+
     this.loadArguments();
     await this.promptForProfileId();
 
diff --git a/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js b/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js
index 94af3a9e6..8d91c33df 100644
--- a/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js
+++ b/test/commands/profiles/create.test.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ describe('commands', () => {
                 authToken: constants.FAKE_API_SECRET
               });
             ctx.testCmd.inquirer.prompt = fakePrompt;
+            ctx.testCmd.secureStorage.loadKeytar = sinon.fake.resolves(true);
           });
 
       createTest()
@@ -129,6 +130,14 @@ describe('commands', () => {
         .catch(/Could not create an API Key/)
         .it('fails to create an API key');
 
+      createTest()
+        .do(ctx => {
+          ctx.testCmd.secureStorage.loadKeytar = sinon.fake.rejects('ugh');
+        })
+        .do(ctx => ctx.testCmd.run())
+        .catch(/ugh/)
+        .it('fails early if keytar cannot be loaded');
+
       createTest(['--region', 'dev'])
         .nock('https://api.dev.twilio.com', api => {
           api.get(`/2010-04-01/Accounts/${constants.FAKE_ACCOUNT_SID}.json`).reply(200, {