diff --git a/trove/common/exception.py b/trove/common/exception.py
index e0e0feea96..00d70f1cd0 100644
--- a/trove/common/exception.py
+++ b/trove/common/exception.py
@@ -684,6 +684,11 @@ class LogAccessForbidden(Forbidden):
     message = _("You must be admin to %(action)s log '%(log)s'.")
 
 
+class LogsNotAvailable(Forbidden):
+
+    message = _("Log actions are not supported.")
+
+
 class SlaveOperationNotSupported(TroveError):
 
     message = _("The '%(operation)s' operation is not supported for slaves in "
diff --git a/trove/common/wsgi.py b/trove/common/wsgi.py
index 3be631f7eb..4c8673d5b2 100644
--- a/trove/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/trove/common/wsgi.py
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ class Controller(object):
             exception.LocalStorageNotSupported,
             exception.DatastoreOperationNotSupported,
             exception.ClusterInstanceOperationNotSupported,
-            exception.ClusterDatastoreNotSupported
+            exception.ClusterDatastoreNotSupported,
+            exception.LogsNotAvailable
         ],
     }
 
diff --git a/trove/instance/service.py b/trove/instance/service.py
index 184122f494..1e558f5f1a 100644
--- a/trove/instance/service.py
+++ b/trove/instance/service.py
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ class InstanceController(wsgi.Controller):
         """Return all information about all logs for an instance."""
         LOG.debug("Listing logs for tenant %s", tenant_id)
         context = req.environ[wsgi.CONTEXT_KEY]
+
+        try:
+            backup_model.verify_swift_auth_token(context)
+        except exception.SwiftNotFound:
+            raise exception.LogsNotAvailable()
+
         instance = models.Instance.load(context, id)
         if not instance:
             raise exception.NotFound(uuid=id)
@@ -496,6 +502,12 @@ class InstanceController(wsgi.Controller):
         """Processes a guest log."""
         LOG.info("Processing log for tenant %s", tenant_id)
         context = req.environ[wsgi.CONTEXT_KEY]
+
+        try:
+            backup_model.verify_swift_auth_token(context)
+        except exception.SwiftNotFound:
+            raise exception.LogsNotAvailable()
+
         instance = models.Instance.load(context, id)
         if not instance:
             raise exception.NotFound(uuid=id)