diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target.py
index 992d8ce6..c8e326a3 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_target_status(
-        cls, workspace: "Workspace", status: TargetStatus, **kwargs
+        cls, workspace: "Workspace", provider_id: str, status: TargetStatus, **kwargs
     ):
         """Create a Target instance from a given workspace and target status.
 
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def from_target_status(
         return cls(
             workspace=workspace,
             name=status.id,
+            provider_id=provider_id,
             average_queue_time=status.average_queue_time,
             current_availability=status.current_availability,
             **kwargs
diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target_factory.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target_factory.py
index 230fcb8b..2a3af5a6 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target_factory.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/target_factory.py
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ def _target_cls(self, provider_id: str, name: str):
         if provider_id.lower() in self._default_targets:
             return self._default_targets[provider_id.lower()]
  
-        warnings.warn(
-            f"No default target specified for provider {provider_id}. \
-Please check the provider name and try again or create an issue here: \
-https://github.com/microsoft/qdk-python/issues.")
         return Target
 
     def create_target(
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ def from_target_status(
     ):
         cls = self._target_cls(provider_id, status.id)
         if hasattr(cls, "from_target_status"):
-            return cls.from_target_status(self._workspace, status, **kwargs)
+            return cls.from_target_status(self._workspace, provider_id, status, **kwargs)
         elif cls is not None:
             return cls(name=status.id, **kwargs)