diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_artifact_generator.go b/cmd/flux/get_artifact_generator.go
index 0a336cbb..2f00ee2e 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_artifact_generator.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_artifact_generator.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var getArtifactGeneratorCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	ValidArgsFunction: resourceNamesCompletionFunc(swapi.GroupVersion.WithKind(swapi.ArtifactGeneratorKind)),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		get := getCommand{
-			apiType: receiverType,
+			apiType: artifactGeneratorType,
 			list:    artifactGeneratorListAdapter{&swapi.ArtifactGeneratorList{}},
 			funcMap: make(typeMap),
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_test.go b/cmd/flux/get_test.go
index 0281cc75..daf9e897 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_test.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_test.go
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ func Test_GetCmdErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			args:   "get helmrelease -n " + tmpl["fluxns"],
 			assert: assertError(fmt.Sprintf("no HelmRelease objects found in \"%s\" namespace", tmpl["fluxns"])),
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "no artifact generators found in namespace",
+			args:   "get artifact generators -n " + tmpl["fluxns"],
+			assert: assertError(fmt.Sprintf("no ArtifactGenerator objects found in \"%s\" namespace", tmpl["fluxns"])),
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "malformed status selector",
 			args:   "get sources git --status-selector Ready -n " + tmpl["fluxns"],