diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index 00e0dd43..46249174 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ EXAMPLE:
 			}
 
 			if len(versions) == 0 && !internal.Chaos {
-				log.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+				log.Debug("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
 				recipeVersions, err := app.Recipe.GetRecipeVersions(internal.Offline)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn(err)
+					log.Fatal(err)
 				}
 				for _, recipeVersion := range recipeVersions {
 					for version := range recipeVersion {
diff --git a/cli/app/rollback.go b/cli/app/rollback.go
index 4e7558e7..2f7e67b6 100644
--- a/cli/app/rollback.go
+++ b/cli/app/rollback.go
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ EXAMPLE:
 		}
 
 		if len(versions) == 0 {
-			log.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+			log.Debug("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
 			recipeVersions, err := app.Recipe.GetRecipeVersions(internal.Offline)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(err)
+				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
 			for _, recipeVersion := range recipeVersions {
diff --git a/cli/app/upgrade.go b/cli/app/upgrade.go
index ee9c679c..e34d537d 100644
--- a/cli/app/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/app/upgrade.go
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ EXAMPLE:
 		}
 
 		if len(versions) == 0 {
-			log.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+			log.Debug("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
 			recipeVersions, err := app.Recipe.GetRecipeVersions(internal.Offline)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Warn(err)
+				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			for _, recipeVersion := range recipeVersions {
 				for version := range recipeVersion {