diff --git a/lib/cloudcmd.js b/lib/cloudcmd.js
index 7a71d7b9..8279b036 100644
--- a/lib/cloudcmd.js
+++ b/lib/cloudcmd.js
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@
             options         = p.config || {},
             keys            = Object.keys(options);
         
-        if (typeof params.prefix !== undefined)
+        if (typeof params.prefix !== undefined) {
             console.log('cloudcmd: prefix property deprecated, use config.prefix instead');
+            options.prefix = params.prefix;
+        }
         
         keys.forEach(function(name) {
             var value = options[name];