diff --git a/cli/app/secret.go b/cli/app/secret.go
index 571f992d..48065929 100644
--- a/cli/app/secret.go
+++ b/cli/app/secret.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func secretRm(cl *dockerClient.Client, app config.App, secretName, parsed string
 
 	logrus.Infof("deleted %s successfully from server", secretName)
 
-	if internal.Pass {
+	if internal.PassRemove {
 		if err := secret.PassRmSecret(parsed, app.StackName(), app.Server); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}