diff --git a/src/machine/machinectl.c b/src/machine/machinectl.c
index 1e7cfc64d4..30f2e26a1e 100644
--- a/src/machine/machinectl.c
+++ b/src/machine/machinectl.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ static int start_machine(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
                 if (r == 0) {
-                        log_error("Machine image '%s' does not exist.", argv[1]);
+                        log_error("Machine image '%s' does not exist.", argv[i]);
                         return -ENXIO;
                 }
 
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ static int enable_machine(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
                 if (r == 0) {
-                        log_error("Machine image '%s' does not exist.", argv[1]);
+                        log_error("Machine image '%s' does not exist.", argv[i]);
                         return -ENXIO;
                 }