diff --git a/tools/easzctl b/tools/easzctl
index 113925d..0af3871 100755
--- a/tools/easzctl
+++ b/tools/easzctl
@@ -240,11 +240,13 @@ function checkout() {
 }
 
 function setup() {
-    [ -d "$BASEPATH/.cluster" ] || { echo "[ERROR] invalid context, run 'easzctl checkout <cluster_name>' first"; return 1; }
-    save_context
     [ -f "$BASEPATH/bin/kube-apiserver" ] || { echo "[ERROR] no binaries found, download then fist"; return 1; }
     [ -f "$BASEPATH/hosts" ] || { echo "[ERROR] no ansible hosts found, read 'docs/setup/00-planning_and_overall_intro.md'"; return 1; }
-    echo -e "\n[INFO] setup begin in 5s, press 'Enter' to abort\n:"
+    [ -d "$BASEPATH/.cluster" ] || checkout default
+    save_context
+    CLUSTER=$(cat $BASEPATH/.cluster/current_cluster)
+    echo -e "\n[INFO] setup cluster with context: $CLUSTER"
+    echo -e "[INFO] setup begin in 5s, press 'Enter' to abort\n:"
     ! (read -t 5 ANS) || { echo "[WARN] setup aborted"; return 1; }
     ansible-playbook $BASEPATH/90.setup.yml
 }