diff --git a/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go b/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go
index 80740d85e4..478466a34d 100644
--- a/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go
+++ b/cmd/mattermost/commands/channel.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func moveChannelsCmdF(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	channels := getChannelsFromChannelArgs(a, args[1:])
 	for i, channel := range channels {
 		if channel == nil {
-			CommandPrintErrorln("Unable to find channel '" + args[i] + "'")
+			CommandPrintErrorln("Unable to find channel '" + args[i+1] + "'")
 			continue
 		}
 		originTeamID := channel.TeamId