diff --git a/cmd/meroxa/root/flink/deploy.go b/cmd/meroxa/root/flink/deploy.go
index b53f36470..d54512aab 100644
--- a/cmd/meroxa/root/flink/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/meroxa/root/flink/deploy.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/meroxa/cli/log"
 	"github.com/meroxa/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/meroxa/meroxa-go/pkg/meroxa"
+	"github.com/meroxa/turbine-core/pkg/ir"
 )
 
 type deployFlinkJobClient interface {
@@ -104,18 +105,18 @@ func (d *Deploy) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("please provide a JAR file to the --jar flag")
 	}
 
+	name := d.args.Name
+	if name == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("the name of your Flink Job be provided as an argument")
+	}
+
 	secrets := utils.StringSliceToStringMap(d.flags.Secrets)
 	spec, err := flink.GetIRSpec(ctx, jarPath, secrets, d.logger)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("failed to extract IR spec: %v\n", err)
+		d.logger.Warnf(ctx, "failed to extract IR spec: %v\n", err)
 		// non-blocking
 	}
 
-	name := d.args.Name
-	if name == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("the name of your Flink Job be provided as an argument")
-	}
-
 	filename := filepath.Base(jarPath)
 	d.logger.StartSpinner("\t", "Fetching Meroxa Platform source...")
 	source, err := d.client.CreateSourceV2(ctx, &meroxa.CreateSourceInputV2{Filename: filename})
@@ -126,17 +127,37 @@ func (d *Deploy) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("Platform source fetched", log.Successful)
 
+	// Logging happens inside UploadFile
 	err = turbine.UploadFile(ctx, d.logger, jarPath, source.PutUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	d.logger.StartSpinner("\t", "Creating Flink job...")
 	input := &meroxa.CreateFlinkJobInput{Name: name, JarURL: source.GetUrl}
+	err = d.addIntegrations(ctx, spec, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.logger.StartSpinner("\t", "Creating Flink job...")
+	fj, err := d.client.CreateFlinkJob(ctx, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		d.logger.Errorf(ctx, "\t 𐄂 Unable to create Flink job")
+		d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("\t", log.Failed)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("Flink job created", log.Successful)
+	d.logger.JSON(ctx, fj)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *Deploy) addIntegrations(ctx context.Context, spec *ir.DeploymentSpec, input *meroxa.CreateFlinkJobInput) error {
+	d.logger.StartSpinner("\t", "Checking Meroxa integrations...")
+	successMsg := "Finished checking Meroxa integrations"
 	if spec != nil {
-		d.logger.StartSpinner("\t", "Adding Meroxa integrations to request...")
 		var bytes []byte
-		bytes, err = json.Marshal(spec)
+		bytes, err := json.Marshal(spec)
 		if err != nil {
 			d.logger.Errorf(ctx, "\t 𐄂 Unable to add Meroxa integrations to request")
 			d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("\t", log.Failed)
@@ -148,19 +169,10 @@ func (d *Deploy) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 			d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("\t", log.Failed)
 			return unmarshalErr
 		}
-
+		successMsg = "Added Meroxa integrations to request"
 		input.Spec = inputSpec
 		input.SpecVersion = spec.Definition.Metadata.SpecVersion
 	}
-
-	fj, err := d.client.CreateFlinkJob(ctx, input)
-	if err != nil {
-		d.logger.Errorf(ctx, "\t 𐄂 Unable to create Flink job")
-		d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("\t", log.Failed)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus("Flink job created", log.Successful)
-	d.logger.JSON(ctx, fj)
+	d.logger.StopSpinnerWithStatus(successMsg, log.Successful)
 	return nil
 }