diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index 6f111417..b0d15961 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ recipes.
 			}
 		}
 
+		if !internal.Chaos {
+			if err := recipe.EnsureVersion(app.Type, version); err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if internal.Chaos {
 			logrus.Warnf("chaos mode engaged")
 			var err error