diff --git a/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.spec.ts b/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.spec.ts
index 0adffa5..c570240 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.spec.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.spec.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ describe('config', () => {
           JunoPluginError
         );
       });
+
+      it('throws if config is undefined in satelliteId', async () => {
+        vi.spyOn(configLoader, 'junoConfigExist').mockResolvedValue(true);
+        vi.spyOn(configLoader, 'readJunoConfig').mockResolvedValue(
+          undefined as unknown as JunoConfig
+        );
+
+        await expect(() => satelliteId({params: {}, mode: 'production'})).rejects.toThrow(
+          /No configuration exported/
+        );
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.ts b/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.ts
index 2214146..0392741 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-tools/src/config.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ export const satelliteId = async (args: ConfigArgs): Promise<string> => {
 const junoConfigSatelliteId = async ({mode}: ConfigArgs): Promise<string> => {
   await assertJunoConfig();
 
+  const config = await readJunoConfig({mode});
+
+  if (config === undefined || !('satellite' in config)) {
+    throw new JunoPluginError(`No configuration exported for ${mode}.`);
+  }
+
   const {
     satellite: {ids, satelliteId: deprecatedSatelliteId, id}
   } = await readJunoConfig({mode});
@@ -62,9 +68,15 @@ const containerSatelliteId = async ({mode}: ConfigArgs): Promise<string> => {
     return DOCKER_SATELLITE_ID;
   }
 
+  const config = await readJunoConfig({mode});
+
+  if (config == undefined || !('satellite' in config)) {
+    return DOCKER_SATELLITE_ID;
+  }
+
   const {
     satellite: {ids}
-  } = await readJunoConfig({mode});
+  } = config;
 
   return ids?.[MODE_DEVELOPMENT] ?? DOCKER_SATELLITE_ID;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-tools/src/init.spec.ts b/plugins/plugin-tools/src/init.spec.ts
index b211dc1..60816f6 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-tools/src/init.spec.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-tools/src/init.spec.ts
@@ -206,12 +206,19 @@ describe('init', () => {
   });
 
   it('throws if satelliteId is missing in config in production', async () => {
-    vi.spyOn(configLoader, 'readJunoConfig').mockResolvedValueOnce({
-      satellite: {}
-    } as unknown as JunoConfig);
+    vi.spyOn(configLoader, 'readJunoConfig').mockImplementation(
+      // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+      async () => ({satellite: {}}) as unknown as JunoConfig
+    );
 
     await expect(initConfig(args)).rejects.toThrow(
       'Your project needs a Satellite for production. Create one at https://console.juno.build and set its ID in your configuration file.'
     );
   });
+
+  it('throws if readJunoConfig returns undefined', async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(configLoader, 'readJunoConfig').mockResolvedValue(undefined as unknown as JunoConfig);
+
+    await expect(initConfig(args)).rejects.toThrow('No configuration exported for production.');
+  });
 });