diff --git a/cli/internal/deploy.go b/cli/internal/deploy.go
index 6a6bd970..072335cb 100644
--- a/cli/internal/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/internal/deploy.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/client"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/dns"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/formatter"
@@ -16,15 +17,19 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
-	dockerClient "github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
 // DeployAction is the main command-line action for this package
-func DeployAction(c *cli.Context, cl *dockerClient.Client) error {
+func DeployAction(c *cli.Context) error {
 	app := ValidateApp(c)
 
+	cl, err := client.New(app.Server)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	if !Chaos {
 		if err := recipe.EnsureUpToDate(app.Recipe); err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatal(err)