diff --git a/chromadb/cli/cli.py b/chromadb/cli/cli.py
index 69329aa2c2c..94cf889425e 100644
--- a/chromadb/cli/cli.py
+++ b/chromadb/cli/cli.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def update():
 
 def app():
     args = sys.argv
-    if ["chroma", "update"] in args:
+    if len(args) >= 2 and args[0] == "chroma" and args[1] == "update":
         update()
         return
     try: