diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index c2cef8bd..962b55e0 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -303,12 +303,8 @@ func getDeployVersion(cliArgs []string, deployMeta stack.DeployMeta, app app.App
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", "", err
 		}
-		cv, err := app.Recipe.GetVersionLabelLocal()
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", "", err
-		}
-		log.Debugf("version: taking chaos version: %s, %s", v, cv)
-		return v, cv, nil
+		log.Debugf("version: taking chaos version: %s", v)
+		return v, v, nil
 	}
 
 	// Check if the deploy version is set with a cli argument