diff --git a/internal/pkg/client/config.go b/internal/pkg/client/config.go
index 6881a4a..cba83f9 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/client/config.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/client/config.go
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ var EnvConfigs = map[string]string{
 }
 
 var UserConfigs = map[string]string{
-	AccessToken: "login.oauth2.accessToken",
+	AccessToken: "",
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/client/helper.go b/internal/pkg/client/helper.go
index 011c9b7..b853a9d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/client/helper.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/client/helper.go
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ func NewRequest(cliContext runtime.CliContext, method, path string, body io.Read
 
 	return req, err
 }
+
+func IsUserLoggedIn(cliContext runtime.UserConfigHolder) bool {
+
+	token := cliContext.UserConfig().GetString(AccessToken)
+	return token != ""
+}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/application/create.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/application/create.go
index 398d9ed..3e80552 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/application/create.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/application/create.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func NewCreateCommand(cliContext runtime.CliContext) *cobra.Command {
 func runCreateAppCommand(cliContext runtime.CliContext) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
+		if !client.IsUserLoggedIn(cliContext) {
+			common.ExitWithErrorMessage(cliContext.Out(), "Please login first")
+		}
+
 		description, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("description")
 
 		app := Application{args[0], description}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/application/list.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/application/list.go
index 2a9c0df..7cd0a0d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/application/list.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/application/list.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func NewListCommand(cliContext runtime.CliContext) *cobra.Command {
 func runListAppCommand(cliContext runtime.CliContext) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
+		if !client.IsUserLoggedIn(cliContext) {
+			common.ExitWithErrorMessage(cliContext.Out(), "Please login first")
+		}
+
 		listApps(cliContext)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/auth/connect.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/auth/connect.go
index 0bb586b..8d03f95 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/auth/connect.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/auth/connect.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/wso2/choreo-cli/internal/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/wso2/choreo-cli/internal/pkg/cmd/common"
 	"github.com/wso2/choreo-cli/internal/pkg/cmd/runtime"
 	"github.com/wso2/choreo-cli/internal/pkg/source/github"
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ func runConnectCommand(cliContext runtime.CliContext) func(cmd *cobra.Command, a
 	consoleWriter := cliContext.Out()
 
 	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+
+		if !client.IsUserLoggedIn(cliContext) {
+			common.ExitWithErrorMessage(consoleWriter, "Please login first")
+		}
+
 		if strings.ToLower(args[0]) == sourceProviderGithub {
 			if github.PerformGithubAuthorization(cliContext) {
 				common.PrintInfo(consoleWriter, "GitHub authorization successful.")