diff --git a/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Logging/NodeLoggingContext.cs b/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Logging/NodeLoggingContext.cs
index 05c5ae53708..0b55b80359a 100644
--- a/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Logging/NodeLoggingContext.cs
+++ b/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Logging/NodeLoggingContext.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ internal ProjectLoggingContext LogProjectStarted(BuildRequestEntry requestEntry)
         internal ProjectLoggingContext LogProjectStarted(BuildRequest request, BuildRequestConfiguration configuration)
         {
             ErrorUtilities.VerifyThrow(this.IsValid, "Build not started.");
-            return new ProjectLoggingContext(this, request, configuration.ProjectFullPath, configuration.ToolsVersion, request.ParentBuildEventContext, configuration.Project?.EvaluationId ?? BuildEventContext.InvalidEvaluationId);
+
+            // If we can retrieve the evaluationId from the project, do so. Don't if it's not available or
+            // if we'd have to retrieve it from the cache in order to access it.
+            // Order is important here because the Project getter will throw if IsCached.
+            int evaluationId = (configuration != null && !configuration.IsCached && configuration.Project != null) ? configuration.Project.EvaluationId : BuildEventContext.InvalidEvaluationId;
+
+            return new ProjectLoggingContext(this, request, configuration.ProjectFullPath, configuration.ToolsVersion, request.ParentBuildEventContext, evaluationId);
         }
 
         /// <summary>