diff --git a/cmd/cloud/deploy.go b/cmd/cloud/deploy.go
index c722d81d0..36a3dbc4c 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud/deploy.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cloud
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	cloud "github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cloud/deploy"
@@ -132,8 +131,7 @@ func deploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if git.HasUncommittedChanges("") && !forceDeploy {
-		fmt.Println(registryUncommitedChangesMsg)
-		return nil
+		return errors.New(registryUncommitedChangesMsg)
 	}
 
 	// case for astro deploy --dags whose default operation should be not running any tests