diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index a44eee80..a34a5433 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ recipes.
 					logrus.Fatal(err)
 				}
 			}
-		} else {
+		}
+
+		if !internal.Chaos {
 			logrus.Infof("choosing '%s' as version to deploy", version)
 			if err := recipe.EnsureVersion(app.Type, version); err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)