diff --git a/src/cli/commands/status/__tests__/action.test.ts b/src/cli/commands/status/__tests__/action.test.ts
index 1c3a089dc..a2c5c0930 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/status/__tests__/action.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/commands/status/__tests__/action.test.ts
@@ -631,6 +631,20 @@ describe('handleProjectStatus — live enrichment', () => {
     expect(evalEntry!.deploymentState).toBe('local-only');
     expect(mockGetEvaluator).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('returns empty targetName when no targets are configured (regression for #985)', async () => {
+    const ctx = makeContext({
+      awsTargets: [] as unknown as StatusContext['awsTargets'],
+      deployedState: {
+        targets: {},
+      } as unknown as StatusContext['deployedState'],
+    });
+
+    const result = await handleProjectStatus(ctx);
+
+    expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.targetName).toBe('');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('buildRuntimeInvocationUrl', () => {
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx b/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx
index 506ad10ec..505b289a8 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx
+++ b/src/cli/commands/status/command.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ export const registerStatus = (program: Command) => {
 
           render(
             <Text>
-              AgentCore Status - {result.runtimeId} (target: {result.targetName})
+              AgentCore Status - {result.runtimeId} (target:{' '}
+              {result.targetName && result.targetName.length > 0 ? result.targetName : 'No target configured'})
               {runtimeStatus ? ` - ${runtimeStatus}` : ''}
             </Text>
           );