diff --git a/src/vty/logging_vty.c b/src/vty/logging_vty.c
index 31edb52..f3e1419 100644
--- a/src/vty/logging_vty.c
+++ b/src/vty/logging_vty.c
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@
 	struct log_target *tgt = osmo_log_vty2tgt(vty);
 	int level = log_parse_level(argv[0]);
 	int i;
+
+	if (!tgt)
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < osmo_log_info->num_cat; i++) {
 		struct log_category *cat = &tgt->categories[i];
 		/* skip empty entries in the array */
@@ -391,6 +395,8 @@
 {
 	struct log_target *tgt = osmo_log_vty2tgt(vty);
 	int level = log_parse_level(argv[0]);
+	if (!tgt)
+		return CMD_WARNING;
 	log_set_log_level(tgt, level);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -400,6 +406,8 @@
       NO_STR LOGGING_STR LEVEL_STR NO_FORCE_ALL_STR)
 {
 	struct log_target *tgt = osmo_log_vty2tgt(vty);
+	if (!tgt)
+		return CMD_WARNING;
 	log_set_log_level(tgt, 0);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }