diff --git a/scripts/deploy.ts b/scripts/deploy.ts
index 0967f80..060282f 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy.ts
+++ b/scripts/deploy.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export const deploy = async (
   args: IDeployParams,
   hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment,
 ) => {
-  await checkCodeVersion();
+  if (!await checkCodeVersion()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // Compile again in case we have a coverage build (binary too large to deploy)
   await hre.run('compile');
diff --git a/scripts/utils/helper.ts b/scripts/utils/helper.ts
index eb89afb..d2d8ed4 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/helper.ts
+++ b/scripts/utils/helper.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ export const checkCodeVersion = async () => {
   if (localLatestCommit !== remoteLatestCommit) {
     console.log("🟡 Warning: you are NOT using the latest version of the code. Please run `git pull` on main branch to update the code.");
     if (!(await confirm({ message: 'Proceed anyway?', default: false }))) {
-      process.exit(0);
+      return false;
     };
   }
+  return true;
 }
 
 export const estimateGas = async (hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment, tx: Deferrable<TransactionRequest>) => {