diff --git a/cli/internal/deploy.go b/cli/internal/deploy.go
index 0c741762..349250b5 100644
--- a/cli/internal/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/internal/deploy.go
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import (
 func DeployAction(c *cli.Context) error {
 	app := ValidateApp(c)
 
-	if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Type); err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	if !Chaos {
+		if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Type); err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	r, err := recipe.Get(app.Type)