diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index 3a35f5972..33c47de18 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -909,8 +909,8 @@ function main() {
 			reset_runtime $runtime
 			;;
 		*)
-			echo invalid arguments
 			print_usage
+			die "invalid arguments"
 			;;
 		esac
 	fi