diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index fe598f5037..ef0883eefd 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ install_cached_tarball_component() {
 	local component_tarball_name="${4}"
 	local component_tarball_path="${5}"
 
-	sudo oras pull ${ARTEFACT_REGISTRY}/kata-containers/cached-artefacts/${build_target}:latest-${TARGET_BRANCH}-$(uname -m)
+	sudo oras pull ${ARTEFACT_REGISTRY}/kata-containers/cached-artefacts/${build_target}:latest-${TARGET_BRANCH}-$(uname -m) || return 1
 
 	cached_version="$(cat ${component}-version)"
 	cached_image_version="$(cat ${component}-builder-image-version)"