diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/config.command.ts b/apps/cli/src/platform/commands/config.command.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from apps/cli/src/commands/config.command.ts
rename to apps/cli/src/platform/commands/config.command.ts
index eb6559443da..cd94e8af9c4 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/config.command.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/platform/commands/config.command.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 import { OptionValues } from "commander";
 import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
 
+import { AccountService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/account.service";
 import {
   EnvironmentService,
   Region,
 } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/environment.service";
 
-import { Response } from "../models/response";
-import { MessageResponse } from "../models/response/message.response";
-import { StringResponse } from "../models/response/string.response";
+import { Response } from "../../models/response";
+import { MessageResponse } from "../../models/response/message.response";
+import { StringResponse } from "../../models/response/string.response";
 
 export class ConfigCommand {
-  constructor(private environmentService: EnvironmentService) {}
+  constructor(
+    private environmentService: EnvironmentService,
+    private accountService: AccountService,
+  ) {}
 
   async run(setting: string, value: string, options: OptionValues): Promise<Response> {
     setting = setting.toLowerCase();
@@ -40,6 +44,12 @@ export class ConfigCommand {
       return Response.success(stringRes);
     }
 
+    // The server config cannot be updated while a user is actively logged in to the current server
+    const activeAccount = await firstValueFrom(this.accountService.activeAccount$);
+    if (activeAccount) {
+      return Response.error("Logout required before server config update.");
+    }
+
     url = url === "null" || url === "bitwarden.com" || url === "https://bitwarden.com" ? null : url;
     await this.environmentService.setEnvironment(Region.SelfHosted, {
       base: url,
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/program.ts b/apps/cli/src/program.ts
index 37c838b6646..51c4b39e988 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/program.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/program.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import { LogoutCommand } from "./auth/commands/logout.command";
 import { UnlockCommand } from "./auth/commands/unlock.command";
 import { BaseProgram } from "./base-program";
 import { CompletionCommand } from "./commands/completion.command";
-import { ConfigCommand } from "./commands/config.command";
 import { EncodeCommand } from "./commands/encode.command";
 import { StatusCommand } from "./commands/status.command";
 import { UpdateCommand } from "./commands/update.command";
 import { Response } from "./models/response";
 import { MessageResponse } from "./models/response/message.response";
+import { ConfigCommand } from "./platform/commands/config.command";
 import { GenerateCommand } from "./tools/generate.command";
 import { CliUtils } from "./utils";
 import { SyncCommand } from "./vault/sync.command";
@@ -403,7 +403,10 @@ export class Program extends BaseProgram {
         writeLn("", true);
       })
       .action(async (setting, value, options) => {
-        const command = new ConfigCommand(this.serviceContainer.environmentService);
+        const command = new ConfigCommand(
+          this.serviceContainer.environmentService,
+          this.serviceContainer.accountService,
+        );
         const response = await command.run(setting, value, options);
         this.processResponse(response);
       });