} else if forFlag != "distribution" {
				return fmt.Errorf("--for must be 'delete' or 'distribution', got: %s", forFlag)
			}
			if proxyFlag != "" && threshold != 1 {
				printVerbosef(cmd, "both the proxy and threshold options were provided; the threshold option is being ignored.")
				threshold = 1
			}
			var w *watcher
			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
			defer cancel()

	path, err := getIstioVirtualServicePathForSvcFromRoute(cd, svc, port)
	if err != nil {
		return "", "", err
	}

	// Starting with recent 1.5.0 builds, the path will include .istio.io.  Handle both.
	// nolint: gosimple
	re := regexp.MustCompile("/apis/networking(\\.istio\\.io)?/v1alpha3/namespaces/(?P<namespace>[^/]+)/virtual-service/(?P<name>[^/]+)")
	ss := re.FindStringSubmatch(path)
	if ss == nil {