diff --git a/.changelog/63.txt b/.changelog/63.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d044882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/63.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+A better error message is now returned if a user attempts to read a Waypoint TFC Config when one has not been set
+```
diff --git a/internal/commands/waypoint/tfcconfig/tfc_config_read.go b/internal/commands/waypoint/tfcconfig/tfc_config_read.go
index 939532e8..d36fbf1e 100644
--- a/internal/commands/waypoint/tfcconfig/tfc_config_read.go
+++ b/internal/commands/waypoint/tfcconfig/tfc_config_read.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package tfcconfig
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go/clients/cloud-waypoint-service/preview/2023-08-18/client/waypoint_service"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcp-sdk-go/clients/cloud-waypoint-service/preview/2023-08-18/models"
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@ func readRun(opts *TFCConfigReadOpts) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "%s failed to get TFC Config", opts.IO.ColorScheme().FailureIcon())
 	}
+	if resp.Payload.TfcConfig == nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(opts.IO.Out(), "%s No TFC Config found for this project\n",
+			opts.IO.ColorScheme().FailureIcon())
+		return nil
+	}
 	d := newDisplayer(format.Pretty, resp.Payload.TfcConfig)
 	return opts.Output.Display(d)
 }