diff --git a/lib/global-admin/addon/components/cru-cloud-credential/component.js b/lib/global-admin/addon/components/cru-cloud-credential/component.js
index 5578188bf..38a236e03 100644
--- a/lib/global-admin/addon/components/cru-cloud-credential/component.js
+++ b/lib/global-admin/addon/components/cru-cloud-credential/component.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export default Component.extend(ViewNewEdit, {
       if (cloudCredentialType === 'linode') {
         set(auth, 'token', get(this, 'config.token'));
 
-        return this.linode.request(auth, 'account').then(() => {
+        return this.linode.request(auth, 'profile').then(() => {
           set(this, 'validatingKeys', false);
 
           return true;