diff --git a/.changelog/26787.txt b/.changelog/26787.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e325a561d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/26787.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+consul (Enterprise): Fixed a bug where Consul fingerprinting would generate warning logs if there was no default cluster
+```
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/consul.go b/client/fingerprint/consul.go
index 2ff906857..339b8f5df 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/consul.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/consul.go
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ func (cfs *consulState) query(logger hclog.Logger) agentconsul.Self {
 }
 
 func (f *ConsulFingerprint) link(resp *FingerprintResponse) {
-	if dc, ok := resp.Attributes["consul.datacenter"]; ok {
-		if name, ok2 := resp.Attributes["unique.consul.name"]; ok2 {
-			resp.AddLink("consul", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", dc, name))
+	if uniqueName, ok := resp.Attributes["unique.consul.name"]; ok {
+		if dc, ok := resp.Attributes["consul.datacenter"]; ok {
+			resp.AddLink("consul", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", dc, uniqueName))
+		} else {
+			f.logger.Debug("malformed Consul response prevented adding link")
 		}
-	} else {
-		f.logger.Warn("malformed Consul response prevented linking")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go b/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go
index 078c93bf3..69935c33f 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/consul_test.go
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ func TestConsulFingerprint_Fingerprint_oss(t *testing.T) {
 		"unique.consul.name":   "HAL9000",
 	}, resp.Attributes)
 	must.True(t, resp.Detected)
+	must.Eq(t, "dc1.HAL9000", resp.Links["consul"])
 
 	// consul now available
 	must.NotNil(t, cf.clusters[structs.ConsulDefaultCluster])
@@ -711,6 +712,7 @@ func TestConsulFingerprint_Fingerprint_ent(t *testing.T) {
 		"unique.consul.name":     "HAL9000",
 	}, resp.Attributes)
 	must.True(t, resp.Detected)
+	must.Eq(t, "dc1.HAL9000", resp.Links["consul"])
 
 	// consul now available
 	must.NotNil(t, cf.clusters[structs.ConsulDefaultCluster])