diff --git a/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx b/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx
index dda4e226f..c0cceb037 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ export const registerStatus = (program: Command) => {
         render(
           <Box flexDirection="column">
             <Text bold>
-              AgentCore Status (target: {result.targetName ?? 'No target configured'}
+              AgentCore Status (target:{' '}
+              {result.targetName && result.targetName.length > 0 ? result.targetName : 'No target configured'}
               {result.targetRegion ? `, ${result.targetRegion}` : ''})
             </Text>