diff --git a/cli/app/rollback.go b/cli/app/rollback.go
index 11bfd2f1..518d0164 100644
--- a/cli/app/rollback.go
+++ b/cli/app/rollback.go
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ recipes.
 		app := internal.ValidateApp(c)
 		stackName := app.StackName()
 
-		if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Type); err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		if !internal.Chaos {
+			if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Type); err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		r, err := recipe.Get(app.Type)
diff --git a/cli/app/upgrade.go b/cli/app/upgrade.go
index 7a821482..61239b98 100644
--- a/cli/app/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/app/upgrade.go
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ recipes.
 		app := internal.ValidateApp(c)
 		stackName := app.StackName()
 
-		if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Type); err != nil {
-			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		if !internal.Chaos {
+			if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Type); err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		r, err := recipe.Get(app.Type)