diff --git a/pkg/backup.go b/pkg/backup.go
index 2ade3ac3c..431ab0f35 100644
--- a/pkg/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/backup.go
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 			opt.kubeClient, err = kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -156,6 +152,11 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 
 func (opt *postgresOptions) backupPostgreSQL(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*restic.BackupOutput, error) {
 	var err error
+	err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(opt.config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	opt.setupOptions.StorageSecret, err = opt.kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(opt.storageSecret.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), opt.storageSecret.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/restore.go b/pkg/restore.go
index 097668664..dccb96889 100644
--- a/pkg/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore.go
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ func NewCmdRestore() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 			opt.kubeClient, err = kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -139,6 +135,11 @@ func NewCmdRestore() *cobra.Command {
 
 func (opt *postgresOptions) restorePostgreSQL(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*restic.RestoreOutput, error) {
 	var err error
+	err = license.CheckLicenseEndpoint(opt.config, licenseApiService, SupportedProducts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	opt.setupOptions.StorageSecret, err = opt.kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(opt.storageSecret.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), opt.storageSecret.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/util.go b/pkg/util.go
index 2e35f3a6d..c667560a8 100644
--- a/pkg/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	kmapi "kmodules.xyz/client-go/api/v1"
 	meta_util "kmodules.xyz/client-go/meta"
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ type postgresOptions struct {
 	setupOptions  restic.SetupOptions
 	backupOptions restic.BackupOptions
 	dumpOptions   restic.DumpOptions
+	config        *restclient.Config
 }
 
 func must(v []byte, err error) string {