diff --git a/build-and-deploy.sh b/build-and-deploy.sh
index 3e85c09b..5899ffc9 100755
--- a/build-and-deploy.sh
+++ b/build-and-deploy.sh
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ if [[ -n ${1} ]]; then
     done
 fi
 
-echo -n "> Linting code for errors... "
-./lint || exit
-
 HOSTS=( ${@} )
 echo "> Deploying to host(s): ${HOSTS[@]}"
 
+# Lint to prevent deploying bad code
+echo -n "Linting code for errors... "
+./lint || exit
+
 # Build the packages
 echo -n "Building packages... "
 version="$( ./build-unstable-deb.sh 2>/dev/null )"