diff --git a/src/deadline/client/cli/_groups/job_group.py b/src/deadline/client/cli/_groups/job_group.py
index f0dfe696..9b92495f 100644
--- a/src/deadline/client/cli/_groups/job_group.py
+++ b/src/deadline/client/cli/_groups/job_group.py
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ def _download_job_output(
 
     output_paths_by_root = job_output_downloader.get_output_paths_by_root()
 
+    # If no output paths were found, log a message and exit.
+    if output_paths_by_root == {}:
+        click.echo(_get_no_output_message(is_json_format))
+        return
+
     # Check if the asset roots came from different OS. If so, prompt users to
     # select alternative root paths to download to, (regardless of the auto-accept.)
     asset_roots = list(output_paths_by_root.keys())
@@ -403,6 +408,17 @@ def _get_start_message(
             return f"Downloading output from Job {job_name!r} Step {step_id} Task {task_id}"
 
 
+def _get_no_output_message(is_json_format: bool) -> str:
+    msg = (
+        "No output files to download. Please check the job status and"
+        " ensure that it has completed without issues."
+    )
+    if is_json_format:
+        return _get_json_line(JSON_MSG_TYPE_SUMMARY, msg)
+    else:
+        return msg
+
+
 def _get_mismatch_os_root_warning(root: str, is_json_format: bool) -> str:
     if is_json_format:
         return _get_json_line(JSON_MSG_TYPE_PATH, [root])
diff --git a/src/deadline/job_attachments/download.py b/src/deadline/job_attachments/download.py
index 99b95ec2..aac17cfe 100644
--- a/src/deadline/job_attachments/download.py
+++ b/src/deadline/job_attachments/download.py
@@ -338,12 +338,12 @@ def download_file(
     if not s3_client:
         s3_client = get_s3_client(session=session)
 
-    #  The modified time in the manifest is in microseconds, but utime requires the time be expressed in seconds.
+    # The modified time in the manifest is in microseconds, but utime requires the time be expressed in seconds.
     modified_time_override = file.mtime / 1000000  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
     file_bytes = file.size
 
-    # Python will handle the path seperator '/' correctly on every platform.
+    # Python will handle the path separator '/' correctly on every platform.
     local_file_name = Path(local_download_dir).joinpath(file.path)
 
     s3_key = f"{cas_prefix}/{file.hash}" if cas_prefix else file.hash
diff --git a/test/unit/deadline_client/cli/test_cli_job.py b/test/unit/deadline_client/cli/test_cli_job.py
index de5209f1..c15136a8 100644
--- a/test/unit/deadline_client/cli/test_cli_job.py
+++ b/test/unit/deadline_client/cli/test_cli_job.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def test_cli_job_download_output_stdout_with_only_required_input(
     fresh_deadline_config, tmp_path: Path
 ):
     """
-    Tests whether the ouptut messages printed to stdout match expected messages
+    Tests whether the output messages printed to stdout match expected messages
     when download-output command is executed.
     """
     with patch.object(api._session, "get_deadline_endpoint_url") as session_endpoint:
@@ -356,12 +356,76 @@ def test_cli_job_download_output_stdout_with_only_required_input(
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
 
-def test_cli_job_dowuload_output_stdout_with_json_format(
+def test_cli_job_download_no_output_stdout(fresh_deadline_config, tmp_path: Path):
+    """
+    Tests whether the output messages printed to stdout match expected messages
+    when executing download-output command for a job that don't have any output yet.
+    """
+    with patch.object(api._session, "get_deadline_endpoint_url") as session_endpoint:
+        session_endpoint.return_value = "fake-endpoint-url"
+        config.set_setting("defaults.farm_id", MOCK_FARM_ID)
+        config.set_setting("defaults.queue_id", MOCK_QUEUE_ID)
+
+    with patch.object(api, "get_boto3_client") as boto3_client_mock, patch.object(
+        job_group, "OutputDownloader"
+    ) as MockOutputDownloader, patch.object(
+        job_group, "_get_conflicting_filenames", return_value=[]
+    ), patch.object(
+        job_group, "round", return_value=0
+    ), patch.object(
+        api, "get_queue_user_boto3_session"
+    ):
+        mock_download = MagicMock()
+        MockOutputDownloader.return_value.download_job_output = mock_download
+        MockOutputDownloader.return_value.get_output_paths_by_root.return_value = {}
+
+        mock_host_path_format_name = PathFormat.get_host_path_format_string()
+        boto3_client_mock().get_job.return_value = {
+            "name": "Mock Job",
+            "attachments": {
+                "manifests": [
+                    {
+                        "rootPath": "/root/path",
+                        "rootPathFormat": PathFormat(mock_host_path_format_name),
+                        "outputRelativeDirectories": ["."],
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+        }
+        boto3_client_mock().get_queue.side_effect = [MOCK_GET_QUEUE_RESPONSE]
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            main,
+            ["job", "download-output", "--job-id", MOCK_JOB_ID, "--output", "verbose"],
+            input="",
+        )
+
+        MockOutputDownloader.assert_called_once_with(
+            s3_settings=JobAttachmentS3Settings(**MOCK_GET_QUEUE_RESPONSE["jobAttachmentSettings"]),  # type: ignore
+            farm_id=MOCK_FARM_ID,
+            queue_id=MOCK_QUEUE_ID,
+            job_id=MOCK_JOB_ID,
+            step_id=None,
+            task_id=None,
+            session=ANY,
+        )
+
+        assert (
+            """Downloading output from Job 'Mock Job'
+No output files to download. Please check the job status and ensure that it has completed without issues.
+"""
+            in result.output
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+
+def test_cli_job_download_output_stdout_with_json_format(
     fresh_deadline_config,
     tmp_path: Path,
 ):
     """
-    Tests whether the ouptut messages printed to stdout match expected messages
+    Tests whether the output messages printed to stdout match expected messages
     when download-output command is executed with `--output json` option.
     """
     with patch.object(api._session, "get_deadline_endpoint_url") as session_endpoint: