diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go b/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go
index ea5f3e28..035f670e 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_source_bucket.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func createSourceBucketCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	if sourceHelmArgs.secretRef != "" {
+	if sourceBucketArgs.secretRef != "" {
 		bucket.Spec.SecretRef = &meta.LocalObjectReference{
 			Name: sourceBucketArgs.secretRef,
 		}