diff --git a/cli/updater/updater.go b/cli/updater/updater.go
index af849b99..ef297cde 100644
--- a/cli/updater/updater.go
+++ b/cli/updater/updater.go
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ func getAvailableUpgrades(cl *dockerclient.Client, stackName string, recipeName
 	}
 
 	if len(versions) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no published releases for %s in the recipe catalogue?", recipeName)
+		logrus.Warnf("no published releases for %s in the recipe catalogue?", recipeName)
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	var availableUpgrades []string