diff --git a/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list.go b/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list.go
index d2e717b72..5b5ff0c38 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list.go
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ func listRun(opts *ListOptions) error {
 	defer opts.IO.StopProgressIndicator()
 	var sessions []*capi.Session
 	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	var repo ghrepo.Interface
 	if opts.BaseRepo != nil {
-		repo, err := opts.BaseRepo()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		repo, _ = opts.BaseRepo()
+	}
+
+	if repo != nil && repo.RepoOwner() != "" && repo.RepoName() != "" {
 		sessions, err = capiClient.ListSessionsForRepo(ctx, repo.RepoOwner(), repo.RepoName(), opts.Limit)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list_test.go b/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list_test.go
index fc45b34d2..a2c9d62ea 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/agent-task/list/list_test.go
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@ func Test_listRun(t *testing.T) {
 			wantOut:  "no agent tasks found\n",
 		},
 		{
-			name:        "repo resolution error surfaces",
+			name:        "repo resolution error does not surface",
 			tty:         true,
 			baseRepoErr: errors.New("ambiguous repo"),
-			wantErr:     errors.New("ambiguous repo"),
+			wantErr:     nil,
+			stubs:       func(reg *httpmock.Registry) { registerEmptySessionsMock(reg) },
+			wantOut:     "no agent tasks found\n",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "repo scoped many sessions (tty)",