diff --git a/app/src/App.ts b/app/src/App.ts
index 020cebba..0f535f8f 100644
--- a/app/src/App.ts
+++ b/app/src/App.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ export class App<
    }
 
    get fetch(): Hono["fetch"] {
+      if (!this.isBuilt()) {
+         throw new Error("App is not built yet, run build() first");
+      }
+
       return this.server.fetch as any;
    }