diff --git a/src/commands/app/pack.js b/src/commands/app/pack.js
index 7beec721..a0138784 100644
--- a/src/commands/app/pack.js
+++ b/src/commands/app/pack.js
@@ -135,13 +135,23 @@ class Pack extends BaseCommand {
     // TODO: send a PR to their plugin to have a `--json` flag
     const command = await this.config.findCommand('api-mesh:get')
     if (command) {
-      this.spinner.start('Getting api-mesh config...')
-      const { stdout } = await execa('aio', ['api-mesh', 'get'], { cwd: process.cwd() })
-      // until we get the --json flag, we parse the output
-      const idx = stdout.indexOf('{')
-      meshConfig = JSON.parse(stdout.substring(idx))
-      aioLogger.debug(`api-mesh:get - ${JSON.stringify(meshConfig, null, 2)}`)
-      this.spinner.succeed('Got api-mesh config')
+      try {
+        this.spinner.start('Getting api-mesh config...')
+        const { stdout } = await execa('aio', ['api-mesh', 'get'], { cwd: process.cwd() })
+        // until we get the --json flag, we parse the output
+        const idx = stdout.indexOf('{')
+        meshConfig = JSON.parse(stdout.substring(idx))
+        aioLogger.debug(`api-mesh:get - ${JSON.stringify(meshConfig, null, 2)}`)
+        this.spinner.succeed('Got api-mesh config')
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Ignore error if no mesh found, otherwise throw
+        if (err?.stderr.includes('Error: Unable to get mesh config. No mesh found for Org')) {
+          aioLogger.debug('No api-mesh config found')
+        } else {
+          console.error(err)
+          throw err
+        }
+      }
     } else {
       aioLogger.debug('api-mesh:get command was not found, meshConfig is not available for app:pack')
     }
diff --git a/test/commands/app/pack.test.js b/test/commands/app/pack.test.js
index 60728f59..4fdcc7cb 100644
--- a/test/commands/app/pack.test.js
+++ b/test/commands/app/pack.test.js
@@ -164,6 +164,58 @@ test('createDeployYamlFile (1 extension)', async () => {
   await expect(importHelper.writeFile.mock.calls[0][2]).toMatchObject({ overwrite: true })
 })
 
+test('createDeployYamlFile (1 extension), no api-mesh', async () => {
+  const extConfig = fixtureJson('pack/2.all.config.json')
+
+  const command = new TheCommand()
+  command.argv = []
+  command.config = {
+    findCommand: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({}),
+    runCommand: jest.fn(),
+    runHook: jest.fn()
+  }
+
+  execa.mockImplementationOnce((cmd, args) => {
+    expect(cmd).toEqual('aio')
+    expect(args).toEqual(['api-mesh', 'get'])
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
+    throw {
+      stderr: 'Error: Unable to get mesh config. No mesh found for Org'
+    }
+  })
+
+  await command.createDeployYamlFile(extConfig)
+
+  await expect(importHelper.writeFile.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(path.join('app-package', 'deploy.yaml'))
+  await expect(importHelper.writeFile.mock.calls[0][1]).toMatchFixture('pack/2.deploy.no-mesh.yaml')
+  await expect(importHelper.writeFile.mock.calls[0][2]).toMatchObject({ overwrite: true })
+})
+
+test('createDeployYamlFile (1 extension), api-mesh get call throws non 404 error', async () => {
+  const extConfig = fixtureJson('pack/2.all.config.json')
+
+  const command = new TheCommand()
+  command.argv = []
+  command.config = {
+    findCommand: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({}),
+    runCommand: jest.fn(),
+    runHook: jest.fn()
+  }
+
+  execa.mockImplementationOnce((cmd, args) => {
+    expect(cmd).toEqual('aio')
+    expect(args).toEqual(['api-mesh', 'get'])
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
+    throw {
+      stderr: 'Error: api-mesh service is unavailable'
+    }
+  })
+
+  await expect(command.createDeployYamlFile(extConfig)).rejects.toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+    stderr: expect.stringContaining('Error: api-mesh service is unavailable')
+  }))
+})
+
 test('createDeployYamlFile (coverage: standalone app, no services)', async () => {
   const extConfig = fixtureJson('pack/4.all.config.json')