diff --git a/cli/record/list.go b/cli/record/list.go
index 199055d5..1baa6114 100644
--- a/cli/record/list.go
+++ b/cli/record/list.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ You must specify a zone (e.g. example.com) under which your domain name records
 are listed. This zone must already be created on your provider account.
 `,
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		if err := internal.EnsureDNSProvider(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		zone, err := internal.EnsureZoneArgument(c)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)