diff --git a/sky/cli.py b/sky/cli.py
index aec1ccb8c9f..894ccc7257c 100644
--- a/sky/cli.py
+++ b/sky/cli.py
@@ -4995,7 +4995,7 @@ def local_up(gpus: bool):
                 f'\nError: {style.BRIGHT}{stderr}{style.RESET_ALL}')
     # Run sky check
     with rich_utils.safe_status('[bold cyan]Running sky check...'):
-        sky_check.check(clouds=['kubernetes'], quiet=True)
+        sky_check.check(clouds=('kubernetes',), quiet=True)
     if cluster_created:
         # Prepare completion message which shows CPU and GPU count
         # Get number of CPUs