diff --git a/cli/recipe/upgrade.go b/cli/recipe/upgrade.go
index ad2f8e9e7..59613d6cc 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/upgrade.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ is up to the end-user to decide.
 						break
 					}
 				}
+				if upgradeTag == "" {
+					logrus.Warnf("not upgrading from '%s' to '%s' for '%s', because the upgrade type is more serious than what user wants.", tag.String(), compatible[0].String(), image)
+					continue
+				}
 			} else {
 				msg := fmt.Sprintf("upgrade to which tag? (service: %s, tag: %s)", service.Name, tag)
 				if !tagcmp.IsParsable(img.(reference.NamedTagged).Tag()) {
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ is up to the end-user to decide.
 			if err := recipe.UpdateTag(image, upgradeTag); err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			logrus.Infof("tag updated from '%s' to '%s' for '%s'", tag.String(), upgradeTag, recipe.Name)
+			logrus.Infof("tag upgraded from '%s' to '%s' for '%s'", tag.String(), upgradeTag, image)
 		}
 
 		return nil