diff --git a/client/cmd/status.go b/client/cmd/status.go
index b61e47514..fb4f2bf5d 100644
--- a/client/cmd/status.go
+++ b/client/cmd/status.go
@@ -100,10 +100,30 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if resp.GetFullStatus() == nil {
-		cmd.Printf("Daemon status: %s\n"+
-			"Daemon version: %s\nCLI version: %s\n\n"+
-			"Detailed status is unavailable: the connection belongs to another user.\n",
-			status, resp.GetDaemonVersion(), version.NetbirdVersion())
+		output := nbstatus.OutputOverview{
+			DaemonVersion: resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
+			CliVersion:    version.NetbirdVersion(),
+			DaemonStatus:  nbstatus.DaemonStatus(status),
+		}
+		var outputString string
+		var err error
+		switch {
+		case jsonFlag:
+			outputString, err = output.JSON()
+		case yamlFlag:
+			outputString, err = output.YAML()
+		default:
+			outputString = fmt.Sprintf("Daemon status: %s\n"+
+				"Daemon version: %s\nCLI version: %s\n\n"+
+				"Detailed status is unavailable: the connection belongs to another user.\n",
+				status, resp.GetDaemonVersion(), version.NetbirdVersion())
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		cmd.Print(outputString)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/cmd/up.go b/client/cmd/up.go
index 798e10fb3..a5af09c81 100644
--- a/client/cmd/up.go
+++ b/client/cmd/up.go
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ func runInDaemonMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, pm *profilemanager
 	}
 
 	if status.Status == string(internal.StatusConnected) {
+		if status.GetFullStatus() == nil {
+			cmd.Println("Already connected and the connection belongs to another user.")
+			cmd.Println("Run 'netbird down' as a privileged user to be able to claim the session with this user.")
+			return nil
+		}
 		if !profileSwitched {
 			cmd.Println("Already connected")
 			return nil