Index: src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/cli/cluster/DeleteLocalInstanceCommand.java
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--- src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/cli/cluster/DeleteLocalInstanceCommand.java	(revision 43967)
+++ src/main/java/com/sun/enterprise/admin/cli/cluster/DeleteLocalInstanceCommand.java	(working copy)
@@ -146,10 +146,12 @@
      */
     private void doRemote() throws CommandException {
         if (isDASRunning()) {
-            RemoteCommand rc = new RemoteCommand("_unregister-instance", programOpts, env);
-            rc.execute("_unregister-instance",
-                    "--node", getServerDirs().getServerParentDir().getName(),
-                    getServerDirs().getServerName());
+            if (isRegisteredToDas()) {
+                RemoteCommand rc = new RemoteCommand("_unregister-instance", programOpts, env);
+                rc.execute("_unregister-instance",
+                        "--node", getServerDirs().getServerParentDir().getName(),
+                        getServerDirs().getServerName());
+            }
         } else {
             String newString = Strings.get("DeleteInstance.remoteError",
                     programOpts.getHost(), "" + programOpts.getPort());
@@ -165,4 +167,18 @@
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    private boolean isRegisteredToDas() {
+        boolean isRegistered = false;
+        RemoteCommand rc = null;
+        String INSTANCE_DOTTED_NAME = "servers.server." + instanceName;
+        try {
+            rc = new RemoteCommand("get", this.programOpts, this.env);
+            rc.executeAndReturnOutput("get", INSTANCE_DOTTED_NAME);
+            isRegistered = true;
+        } catch (CommandException ce) {
+            isRegistered = false;
+        }
+        return isRegistered;
+    }
 }