diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6712c42..40ebbd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## {{ UNRELEASED_VERSION }} - [{{ UNRELEASED_DATE }}]({{ UNRELEASED_LINK }})
 
+* Fixed bug causing `mvb` and `vitepress build` to fail when `landoPlugin` is set and `VPL_BASE_URL` or `NETLIFY ` are not
+
 ## v1.1.0 - [February 14, 2025](https://github.com/lando/vitepress-theme-default-plus/releases/tag/v1.1.0)
 
 ## New Features
diff --git a/utils/get-base-url.js b/utils/get-base-url.js
index 54169b4..f99e6e4 100644
--- a/utils/get-base-url.js
+++ b/utils/get-base-url.js
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ export default function(landoPlugin) {
   // if VPL_BASE_URL is set then use that
   if (process.env?.VPL_BASE_URL) return process.env?.VPL_BASE_URL;
 
-  // if lando plugin and netlify prod then set to docs.lando.dev
-  if (landoPlugin && process.env?.NETLIFY && process.env.CONTEXT === 'production') return 'https://docs.lando.dev';
-
   // otherwise we can try other stuff if we are on something like netlify
+  if (process.env?.NETLIFY && process.env.CONTEXT === 'production' && landoPlugin) return 'https://docs.lando.dev';
   if (process.env?.NETLIFY && process.env.CONTEXT === 'production') return process.env.URL;
   if (process.env?.NETLIFY && process.env.CONTEXT !== 'production') return process.env.DEPLOY_PRIME_URL;
 
+  // if we get here and its a lando plugin we can safely assume https://docs.lando.dev, this is mostly for github actions testing
+  if (landoPlugin) return 'https://docs.lando.dev';
+
   // return nothing
   return undefined;
 };