diff --git a/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs b/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
index 37a555f7..f683d6eb 100644
--- a/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ fn resolve_name(
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct DaemonConnections {
     daemons: BTreeMap<DaemonId, DaemonConnection>,
-    default_deamon_id: Option<DaemonId>,
 }
 
 impl DaemonConnections {
@@ -136,24 +135,14 @@ impl DaemonConnections {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_default_mut(&mut self) -> Option<&mut DaemonConnection> {
-        self.default_deamon_id
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|id| self.daemons.get_mut(id))
-    }
-
     fn get_mut(&mut self, id: &DaemonId) -> Option<&mut DaemonConnection> {
         self.daemons.get_mut(id)
     }
 
-    fn get_matching_daemon_id(&self, machine_id: Option<&str>) -> Option<&DaemonId> {
-        match machine_id {
-            Some(machine_id) => self
-                .daemons
-                .keys()
-                .find(|id| id.matches_machine_id(machine_id)),
-            None => self.default_deamon_id.as_ref(),
-        }
+    fn get_matching_daemon_id(&self, machine_id: &str) -> Option<&DaemonId> {
+        self.daemons
+            .keys()
+            .find(|id| id.matches_machine_id(machine_id))
     }
 
     fn drain(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (DaemonId, DaemonConnection)> {
@@ -179,6 +168,10 @@ impl DaemonConnections {
     fn remove(&mut self, daemon_id: &DaemonId) -> Option<DaemonConnection> {
         self.daemons.remove(daemon_id)
     }
+
+    fn unnamed(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &DaemonId> {
+        self.daemons.keys().filter(|id| id.machine_id().is_none())
+    }
 }
 
 async fn start_inner(
@@ -926,12 +919,21 @@ async fn retrieve_logs(
         )
     };
 
-    let daemon_connection = match machine_id {
-        None => daemon_connections
-            .get_default_mut()
-            .wrap_err("no default daemon connection")?,
-        Some(machine_id) => unimplemented!(),
+    let daemon_ids: Vec<_> = match machine_id {
+        None => daemon_connections.unnamed().collect(),
+        Some(machine_id) => daemon_connections
+            .get_matching_daemon_id(machine_id)
+            .into_iter()
+            .collect(),
+    };
+    let daemon_id = match &daemon_ids[..] {
+        [id] => (*id).clone(),
+        [] => eyre::bail!("no matching daemon connections for machine ID `{machine_id:?}`"),
+        _ => eyre::bail!("multiple matching daemon connections for machine ID `{machine_id:?}`"),
     };
+    let daemon_connection = daemon_connections
+        .get_mut(&daemon_id)
+        .wrap_err_with(|| format!("no daemon connection to `{daemon_id}`"))?;
     tcp_send(&mut daemon_connection.stream, &message)
         .await
         .wrap_err("failed to send logs message to daemon")?;
diff --git a/binaries/coordinator/src/run/mod.rs b/binaries/coordinator/src/run/mod.rs
index 42e00061..53c8f2aa 100644
--- a/binaries/coordinator/src/run/mod.rs
+++ b/binaries/coordinator/src/run/mod.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,17 @@ async fn spawn_dataflow_on_machine(
     machine: Option<&str>,
     message: &[u8],
 ) -> Result<DaemonId, eyre::ErrReport> {
-    let daemon_id = daemon_connections
-        .get_matching_daemon_id(machine)
-        .wrap_err_with(|| format!("no matching daemon for machine id {machine:?}"))?
-        .clone();
+    let daemon_id = match machine {
+        Some(machine) => daemon_connections
+            .get_matching_daemon_id(machine)
+            .wrap_err_with(|| format!("no matching daemon for machine id {machine:?}"))?
+            .clone(),
+        None => daemon_connections
+            .unnamed()
+            .next()
+            .wrap_err("no unnamed daemon connections")?
+            .clone(),
+    };
 
     let daemon_connection = daemon_connections
         .get_mut(&daemon_id)
diff --git a/libraries/message/src/common.rs b/libraries/message/src/common.rs
index 2470cd6b..a9d5d049 100644
--- a/libraries/message/src/common.rs
+++ b/libraries/message/src/common.rs
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ impl DaemonId {
             .map(|id| id == machine_id)
             .unwrap_or_default()
     }
+
+    pub fn machine_id(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.machine_id.as_deref()
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for DaemonId {