diff --git a/splunklib/searchcommands/search_command.py b/splunklib/searchcommands/search_command.py
index e66f70c3..ba2a4dc0 100644
--- a/splunklib/searchcommands/search_command.py
+++ b/splunklib/searchcommands/search_command.py
@@ -340,24 +340,29 @@ def service(self):
             of :code:`None` is returned.
 
         """
+
         if self._service is not None:
             return self._service
 
         metadata = self._metadata
 
         if metadata is None:
+            self.logger.warning("Missing metadata for service creation.")
             return None
 
         try:
             searchinfo = self._metadata.searchinfo
         except AttributeError:
+            self.logger.warning("Missing searchinfo in metadata for service creation.")
             return None
 
         splunkd_uri = searchinfo.splunkd_uri
 
-        if splunkd_uri is None:
+        if splunkd_uri is None or splunkd_uri == "" or splunkd_uri == " ":
+            self.logger.warning(f"Incorrect value for Splunkd URI: {splunkd_uri!r} in metadata")
             return None
 
+
         uri = urlsplit(splunkd_uri, allow_fragments=False)
 
         self._service = Service(
diff --git a/tests/searchcommands/test_search_command.py b/tests/searchcommands/test_search_command.py
index c8fe7d80..849a8888 100755
--- a/tests/searchcommands/test_search_command.py
+++ b/tests/searchcommands/test_search_command.py
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@
 import codecs
 import os
 import re
+import logging
 
 from io import TextIOWrapper
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
 import splunklib
 from splunklib.searchcommands import Configuration, StreamingCommand
 from splunklib.searchcommands.decorators import ConfigurationSetting, Option
+from splunklib.searchcommands.internals import ObjectView
 from splunklib.searchcommands.search_command import SearchCommand
 from splunklib.client import Service
 from splunklib.utils import ensure_binary
@@ -265,6 +268,52 @@ def test_process_scpv2(self):
 
     _package_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
+class TestSearchCommandService(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        TestCase.setUp(self)
+        self.command = SearchCommand()
+        console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+        console_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+        self.command.logger.addHandler(console_handler)
+
+    def test_service_exists(self):
+        self.command._service = Service()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.command.service)
+
+    def test_service_not_exists(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(self.command.service)
+
+    def test_missing_metadata(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(self.command.logger, level='WARNING') as log:
+            service = self.command.service
+            self.assertIsNone(service)
+        self.assertTrue(any("Missing metadata for service creation." in message for message in log.output))
+
+    def test_missing_searchinfo(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(self.command.logger, level='WARNING') as log:
+            self.command._metadata = ObjectView({})
+            self.assertIsNone(self.command.service)
+        self.assertTrue(any("Missing searchinfo in metadata for service creation." in message for message in log.output))
+
+
+    def test_missing_splunkd_uri(self):
+        with self.assertLogs(self.command.logger, level='WARNING') as log:
+            metadata = ObjectView({"searchinfo": ObjectView({"splunkd_uri": ""})})
+            self.command._metadata = metadata
+            self.assertIsNone(self.command.service)
+        self.assertTrue(any("Incorrect value for Splunkd URI: '' in metadata" in message for message in log.output))
+
+
+
+    def test_service_returns_valid_service_object(self):
+        metadata = ObjectView({"searchinfo":ObjectView({"splunkd_uri":"https://127.0.0.1:8089",
+                                                        "session_key":"mock_session_key",
+                                                        "app":"search",
+                                                        })})
+        self.command._metadata = metadata
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.command.service, Service)
+
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()