diff --git a/command/apply.go b/command/apply.go
index 80b48e926a..e7f92bbdf6 100644
--- a/command/apply.go
+++ b/command/apply.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (c *ApplyCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				"infrastructure, so keep it safe. To inspect the complete state\n"+
 				"use the `terraform show` command.\n\n"+
 				"State path: %s",
-			c.Meta.stateOutPath)))
+			c.Meta.StateOutPath())))
 	}
 
 	// If we have outputs, then output those at the end.
diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index f1a3b8e6fe..768a999e51 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ func (m *Meta) initStatePaths() {
 	}
 }
 
+// StateOutPath returns the true output path for the state file
+func (m *Meta) StateOutPath() string {
+	m.initStatePaths()
+	if m.useRemoteState {
+		path, _ := remote.HiddenStatePath()
+		return path
+	}
+	return m.stateOutPath
+}
+
 // Colorize returns the colorization structure for a command.
 func (m *Meta) Colorize() *colorstring.Colorize {
 	return &colorstring.Colorize{