diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index e69de29b..89c0ef12 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fixed - `firebase open hosting:site` might return an `undefined` Hosting Site
diff --git a/src/commands/open.js b/src/commands/open.js
index 0bc3181a..69f93a1c 100644
--- a/src/commands/open.js
+++ b/src/commands/open.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var Command = require("../command");
 var logger = require("../logger");
 var prompt = require("../prompt");
 var requirePermissions = require("../requirePermissions");
+var requireInstance = require("../requireInstance");
 var utils = require("../utils");
 
 var LINKS = [
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ var CHOICES = _.map(LINKS, "name");
 module.exports = new Command("open [link]")
   .description("quickly open a browser to relevant project resources")
   .before(requirePermissions)
+  .before(requireInstance)
   .action(function(linkName, options) {
     var link = _.find(LINKS, { arg: linkName });
     if (linkName && !link) {