diff --git a/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go b/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go
index 036f9dd87c..e9b1c7472e 100644
--- a/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go
+++ b/acceptance/framework/cli/cli.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ type CLI struct {
 // NewCLI compiles the `consul-k8s` CLI and returns a handle to execute commands
 // with the binary.
 func NewCLI() (*CLI, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("which", "cli")
+	cmd := exec.Command("pwd")
+	cmd.Dir = "../../.."
 	b, _ := cmd.Output()
-	cmd = exec.Command("cli", "--help")
-	b, _ = cmd.Output()
-	fmt.Println("CLI: " + string(b))
+	fmt.Println(string(b))
+
 	cmd = exec.Command("make", "cli-dev")
 	cmd.Dir = "../../.."
 	b, err := cmd.Output()