diff --git a/internal/cli/api.go b/internal/cli/api.go
index 08f2da98e..2c4fa1564 100644
--- a/internal/cli/api.go
+++ b/internal/cli/api.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -130,6 +131,11 @@ func apiCmdRun(cli *cli, inputs *apiCmdInputs) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 			}
 
 			bearerToken := cli.config.Tenants[cli.tenant].AccessToken
+
+			if bearerToken == "" {
+				return errors.New("missing access token associated with tenant. Please re-authenticate by running `auth0 login`")
+			}
+
 			request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", bearerToken))
 			request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 			request.Header.Set("User-Agent", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", userAgent, strings.TrimPrefix(buildinfo.Version, "v")))