diff --git a/plugins/logs/subcommands.go b/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
index cdfe4ed62..365a67892 100644
--- a/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/logs/subcommands.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func CommandVectorLogs(lines int, tail bool) error {
 	}
 
 	if !common.ContainerIsRunning(vectorContainerName) {
-		return errors.New("Vector container is not running")
+		common.LogWarn("Vector container is not running")
 	}
 
 	common.LogInfo1Quiet("Vector container logs")
diff --git a/tests/unit/logs.bats b/tests/unit/logs.bats
index d0d3ea7e5..08e2e41c7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/logs.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/logs.bats
@@ -404,6 +404,18 @@ teardown() {
   assert_output_contains "vector:" 5
   assert_line_count 6
 
+  run /bin/bash -c "docker stop vector"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku logs:vector-logs 2>&1"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "Vector container logs"
+  assert_output_contains "Vector container is not running"
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku logs:vector-stop 2>&1"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"