diff --git a/src/commands/logs/build.ts b/src/commands/logs/build.ts
index 502d1b97d92..d16fdf43bd4 100644
--- a/src/commands/logs/build.ts
+++ b/src/commands/logs/build.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ export const logsBuild = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) =>
   const { id: siteId } = site
   const userId = command.netlify.globalConfig.get('userId')
 
+  if (!siteId) {
+    log('You must link a site before attempting to view deploy logs')
+    return
+  }
+
   const deploys = await client.listSiteDeploys({ siteId, state: 'building' })
 
   if (deploys.length === 0) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/commands/logs/build.test.ts b/tests/integration/commands/logs/build.test.ts
index dc1e654f039..956bab228a4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/commands/logs/build.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/commands/logs/build.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import { createLogsBuildCommand } from '../../../../src/commands/logs/index.js'
 import { getWebSocket } from '../../../../src/utils/websockets/index.js'
 import { startMockApi } from '../../utils/mock-api-vitest.js'
 import { getEnvironmentVariables } from '../../utils/mock-api.js'
+import { callCli } from '../../utils/call-cli.js'
+import { getCLIOptions, withMockApi } from '../../utils/mock-api.js'
+import { withSiteBuilder } from '../../utils/site-builder.ts'
+import { join } from 'path'
 
 vi.mock('../../../../src/utils/websockets/index.js', () => ({
   getWebSocket: vi.fn(),
@@ -47,12 +51,14 @@ const routes = [
 
 describe('logs:deploy command', () => {
   let program: BaseCommand
+  const originalEnv = { ...process.env }
 
   afterEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
   })
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env = { ...originalEnv }
     program = new BaseCommand('netlify')
 
     createLogsBuildCommand(program)
@@ -107,4 +113,21 @@ describe('logs:deploy command', () => {
     expect(body.site_id).toEqual('site_id')
     expect(body.access_token).toEqual(env.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN)
   })
+
+  test('should instruct user to link a site if one is not linked', async (t) => {
+    await withSiteBuilder(t, async (builder) => {
+      const projectPath = join('projects', 'project1')
+      await builder.withNetlifyToml({ config: {}, pathPrefix: projectPath }).build()
+
+      await withMockApi(
+        routes,
+        async ({ apiUrl }) => {
+          const options = getCLIOptions({ builder, apiUrl, env: { NETLIFY_SITE_ID: '' } })
+          const stdout = await callCli(['logs:deploy'], { ...options, cwd: join(builder.directory, projectPath) })
+          expect(stdout).toContain('You must link a site before attempting to view deploy logs')
+        },
+        true,
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })