diff --git a/admin/cli/uninstall_plugins.php b/admin/cli/uninstall_plugins.php
index 8d9ad2b31e5..18860474f69 100644
--- a/admin/cli/uninstall_plugins.php
+++ b/admin/cli/uninstall_plugins.php
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ if ($options['plugins']) {
         if (is_null($plugin)) {
             cli_writeln('Unknown plugin: ' . $component);
         } else {
-            $pluginstring = $plugin->component . "\t" . $plugin->displayname;
+            $pluginstring = $component . "\t" . $plugin->displayname;
 
-            if ($pluginman->can_uninstall_plugin($plugin->component)) {
+            if ($pluginman->can_uninstall_plugin($component)) {
                 if ($options['run']) {
                     cli_writeln('Uninstalling: ' . $pluginstring);
                     $progress = new progress_trace_buffer(new text_progress_trace(), true);
-                    $pluginman->uninstall_plugin($plugin->component, $progress);
+                    $pluginman->uninstall_plugin($component, $progress);
                     $progress->finished();
                     cli_write($progress->get_buffer());
                 } else {