diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go
index 398ba3c896ec..62ee152addd6 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func authStatusCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := commandCtx(cmd)
-	status, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).Auth.AuthStatus(ctx)
+	result, err := mustClientFromCmd(cmd).Auth.AuthStatus(ctx)
 	cancel()
 	if err != nil {
 		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("Authentication Status: ", status)
+	fmt.Println("Authentication Status:", result.Status)
 }
 
 func newAuthEnableCommand() *cobra.Command {