diff --git a/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go b/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go
index b2f396281..c7490db5e 100644
--- a/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/app-json/subcommands.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package appjson
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands.go b/plugins/apps/subcommands.go
index 56e6f7cc4..40291c2c8 100644
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands.go
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/builder/subcommands.go b/plugins/builder/subcommands.go
index 9278f8493..ad6e1081a 100644
--- a/plugins/builder/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/builder/subcommands.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package builder
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go b/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go
index 24d3125ef..7a2a13d08 100644
--- a/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/buildpacks/subcommands.go
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/common/common.go b/plugins/common/common.go
index 29b94b308..80aed6746 100644
--- a/plugins/common/common.go
+++ b/plugins/common/common.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func UnfilteredDokkuApps() ([]string, error) {
 	dokkuRoot := MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT")
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(dokkuRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		return apps, fmt.Errorf("You haven't deployed any applications yet")
+		return apps, NoAppsExist
 	}
 
 	for _, f := range files {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func UnfilteredDokkuApps() ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if len(apps) == 0 {
-		return apps, fmt.Errorf("You haven't deployed any applications yet")
+		return apps, NoAppsExist
 	}
 
 	return apps, nil
@@ -653,6 +653,11 @@ func (err *AppDoesNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("App %s does not exist", err.appName)
 }
 
+// NoAppsExist wraps error to include the app name
+// and is used to distinguish between a normal error and an error
+// where the app is missing
+var NoAppsExist = errors.New("You haven't deployed any applications yet")
+
 // VarArgs skips a number of incoming arguments, returning what is left over
 func VarArgs(arguments []string, skip int) []string {
 	if len(arguments) <= skip {
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions.go b/plugins/common/functions.go
index 0ae83bb9e..7d05eb513 100644
--- a/plugins/common/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/common/functions.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package common
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func filterApps(apps []string) ([]string, error) {
 	filteredApps = removeEmptyEntries(filteredApps)
 
 	if len(filteredApps) == 0 {
-		return filteredApps, fmt.Errorf("You haven't deployed any applications yet")
+		return filteredApps, NoAppsExist
 	}
 
 	return filteredApps, nil
diff --git a/plugins/cron/subcommands.go b/plugins/cron/subcommands.go
index 981f1deab..593f6212a 100644
--- a/plugins/cron/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/cron/subcommands.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cron
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/logs/subcommands.go b/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
index 9ea758b32..357af9eec 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/network/subcommands.go b/plugins/network/subcommands.go
index 2dc907055..891a4e461 100644
--- a/plugins/network/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/network/subcommands.go
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/ports/subcommands.go b/plugins/ports/subcommands.go
index 6f4f3793f..5046f0552 100644
--- a/plugins/ports/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/ports/subcommands.go
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go b/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go
index 7a92920e8..96a90535b 100644
--- a/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/proxy/subcommands.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/ps/subcommands.go b/plugins/ps/subcommands.go
index 2d5302403..6c5882e5e 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/subcommands.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/registry/subcommands.go b/plugins/registry/subcommands.go
index bce13ffe8..eb7e68757 100644
--- a/plugins/registry/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/registry/subcommands.go
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/resource/subcommands.go b/plugins/resource/subcommands.go
index f13217389..409d1a75e 100644
--- a/plugins/resource/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/resource/subcommands.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package resource
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/subcommands.go b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/subcommands.go
index 4eb30f854..aa7dc51e9 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/subcommands.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -940,6 +941,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go b/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go
index 98ed46e44..67caf8f9f 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler/subcommands.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package scheduler
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
 
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 	if len(appName) == 0 {
 		apps, err := common.DokkuApps()
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, common.NoAppsExist) {
+				common.LogWarn(err.Error())
+				return nil
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 		for _, appName := range apps {
diff --git a/tests/unit/report.bats b/tests/unit/report.bats
index fc280fae8..a5f7271b6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/report.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/report.bats
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@ load test_helper
 
 setup() {
   global_setup
-  deploy_app
   rm -f /tmp/fake-docker-bin
 }
 
 teardown() {
   rm -f /tmp/fake-docker-bin
-  destroy_app
+  destroy_app || true
   global_teardown
 }
 
 @test "(report) report" {
+  deploy_app
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku report"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "(report) custom docker bin" {
+  deploy_app
+
   export DOCKER_BIN="docker"
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku report"
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -85,3 +88,52 @@ teardown() {
 
   unset DOCKER_BIN
 }
+
+@test "(report) exit 0 when no apps exist" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku report"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  plugins=(
+    app-json
+    apps
+    builder
+    builder-dockerfile
+    builder-herokuish
+    builder-lambda
+    builder-nixpacks
+    builder-pack
+    buildpacks
+    caddy
+    certs
+    checks
+    cron
+    docker-options
+    domains
+    git
+    haproxy
+    logs
+    network
+    nginx
+    openresty
+    ports
+    proxy
+    ps
+    registry
+    resource
+    scheduler
+    scheduler-docker-local
+    scheduler-k3s
+    storage
+    traefik
+  )
+
+  for plugin in "${plugins[@]}"; do
+    run /bin/bash -c "dokku $plugin:report 2>&1"
+    echo "output: $output"
+    echo "status: $status"
+    assert_success
+    assert_output_contains "You haven't deployed any applications yet"
+  done
+}