diff --git a/packages/cli/src/GenericHelpers.ts b/packages/cli/src/GenericHelpers.ts
index cab67f7bce..c1f942dde8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/GenericHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/GenericHelpers.ts
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ export async function getConfigValue(configKey: string): Promise<string | boolea
 
 	// Get the environment variable
 	const configSchema = config.getSchema();
-	let currentSchema = configSchema.properties as IDataObject;
+	let currentSchema = configSchema._cvtProperties as IDataObject;
 	for (const key of configKeyParts) {
 		if (currentSchema[key] === undefined) {
 			throw new Error(`Key "${key}" of ConfigKey "${configKey}" does not exist`);
-		} else if ((currentSchema[key]! as IDataObject).properties === undefined) {
+		} else if ((currentSchema[key]! as IDataObject)._cvtProperties === undefined) {
 			currentSchema = currentSchema[key] as IDataObject;
 		} else {
-			currentSchema = (currentSchema[key] as IDataObject).properties as IDataObject;
+			currentSchema = (currentSchema[key] as IDataObject)._cvtProperties as IDataObject;
 		}
 	}