diff --git a/src/commands/project/deploy/cancel.ts b/src/commands/project/deploy/cancel.ts
index 2485ccf1..cef35fe4 100644
--- a/src/commands/project/deploy/cancel.ts
+++ b/src/commands/project/deploy/cancel.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default class DeployMetadataCancel extends SfCommand<DeployResultJson> {
         deployOpts.status
       )
     ) {
-      messages.createError('error.CannotCancelDeployPre', [jobId, deployOpts.status]);
+      throw messages.createError('error.CannotCancelDeployPre', [jobId, deployOpts.status]);
     }
 
     if (flags.async) {
diff --git a/src/utils/convertBehavior.ts b/src/utils/convertBehavior.ts
index 0c69c2c7..7f39dd16 100644
--- a/src/utils/convertBehavior.ts
+++ b/src/utils/convertBehavior.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const getPackageDirectoriesForPreset = async (
     )
   ).filter(componentSetIsNonEmpty);
   if (output.length === 0) {
-    messages.createError('error.noTargetTypes', [preset]);
+    throw messages.createError('error.noTargetTypes', [preset]);
   }
 
   return output;