diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create.go
index d66865e89..2e3d2cabe 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (cmd *CmdConnectorCreate) ValidateInput(args []string) []error {
 	if cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials != "" {
 		ok, err := resourceStringValidator.Evaluate(cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials)
 		if !ok {
-			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials is not valid: %s", err))
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials value is not valid: %s", err))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create_test.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create_test.go
index 48f9f454a..ed977eb08 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_create_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestNonKubeCmdConnectorCreate_ValidateInput(t *testing.T) {
 			name:           "TlsCredentials is not valid",
 			args:           []string{"my-connector-tls", "8080"},
 			flags:          &common.CommandConnectorCreateFlags{TlsCredentials: "not-valid$", Host: "1.2.3.4"},
-			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
+			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials value is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "host is not valid",
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update.go
index 16ceddd75..c291dc040 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (cmd *CmdConnectorUpdate) ValidateInput(args []string) []error {
 	if cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials != "" {
 		ok, err := resourceStringValidator.Evaluate(cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials)
 		if !ok {
-			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials is not valid: %s", err))
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials value is not valid: %s", err))
 		} else {
 			cmd.newSettings.tlsCredentials = cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials
 		}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update_test.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update_test.go
index dcbaccf98..6d38bc578 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/connector/nonkube/connector_update_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestCmdConnectorUpdate_ValidateInput(t *testing.T) {
 			name:           "tlsCredentials is not valid",
 			args:           []string{"my-connector"},
 			flags:          &common.CommandConnectorUpdateFlags{TlsCredentials: "not-valid$", Host: "1.2.3.4"},
-			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
+			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials value is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "host is not valid",
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create.go
index 275838a3d..70eec0fc5 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (cmd *CmdListenerCreate) ValidateInput(args []string) []error {
 	if cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials != "" {
 		ok, err := resourceStringValidator.Evaluate(cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials)
 		if !ok {
-			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials is not valid: %s", err))
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials value is not valid: %s", err))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create_test.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create_test.go
index 01754b5d0..3027cdf34 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_create_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestNonKubeCmdListenerCreate_ValidateInput(t *testing.T) {
 			name:           "TlsCredentials key is not valid",
 			args:           []string{"my-listener-tls", "8080"},
 			flags:          &common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{TlsCredentials: "not-valid$", Host: "1.2.3.4"},
-			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
+			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials value is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "host is not valid",
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestNonKubeCmdListenerCreate_InputToOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	testTable := []test{
 		{
 			name:                   "test1",
-			flags:                  common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{"backend", "", "secret", "tcp", 0, "json"},
+			flags:                  common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{"backend", "", "secret", "tcp", 0, "json", "none"},
 			expectedTlsCredentials: "secret",
 			expectedHost:           "0.0.0.0",
 			expectedRoutingKey:     "backend",
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestNonKubeCmdListenerCreate_InputToOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:                   "test2",
 			namespace:              "test",
-			flags:                  common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{"backend", "1.2.3.4", "secret", "tcp", 0, "json"},
+			flags:                  common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{"backend", "1.2.3.4", "secret", "tcp", 0, "json", "configured"},
 			expectedTlsCredentials: "secret",
 			expectedHost:           "1.2.3.4",
 			expectedRoutingKey:     "backend",
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestNonKubeCmdListenerCreate_InputToOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:                   "test3",
 			namespace:              "default",
-			flags:                  common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{"", "", "secret", "tcp", 0, "yaml"},
+			flags:                  common.CommandListenerCreateFlags{"", "", "secret", "tcp", 0, "yaml", "ready"},
 			expectedTlsCredentials: "secret",
 			expectedHost:           "0.0.0.0",
 			expectedRoutingKey:     "my-listener",
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update.go
index 0b64479ce..dc75696b6 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (cmd *CmdListenerUpdate) ValidateInput(args []string) []error {
 	if cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials != "" {
 		ok, err := resourceStringValidator.Evaluate(cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials)
 		if !ok {
-			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials is not valid: %s", err))
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("tlsCredentials value is not valid: %s", err))
 		} else {
 			cmd.newSettings.tlsCredentials = cmd.Flags.TlsCredentials
 		}
diff --git a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update_test.go b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update_test.go
index 4174d45f8..91d08ca2d 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/skupper/listener/nonkube/listener_update_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestCmdListenerUpdate_ValidateInput(t *testing.T) {
 			name:           "TlsCredentials key is not valid",
 			args:           []string{"my-listener"},
 			flags:          &common.CommandListenerUpdateFlags{TlsCredentials: "not-valid$", Host: "1.2.3.4"},
-			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
+			expectedErrors: []string{"tlsCredentials value is not valid: value does not match this regular expression: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*(\\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])*)*$"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "port is not valid",