diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js
index cbfe3b0c3..ff9c02f27 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class AwsDeployFunction {
         .then(this.logStatus)
         .then(this.checkIfFunctionExists),
 
-      'deploy:function:zipFunction': () => BbPromise.bind(this)
-        .then(this.zipFunction),
+      'deploy:function:packageFunction': () => BbPromise.bind(this)
+        .then(this.packageFunction),
 
       'deploy:function:deploy': () => BbPromise.bind(this)
         .then(this.deployFunction)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AwsDeployFunction {
 
   logStatus() {
     this.serverless.cli.log(`Deploying function: ${this.options.function}...`);
-    BbPromise.resolve();
+    return BbPromise.resolve();
   }
 
   checkIfFunctionExists() {
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ class AwsDeployFunction {
     return BbPromise.resolve();
   }
 
-  zipFunction() {
+  packageFunction() {
+    this.serverless.cli.log(`Packaging function: ${this.options.function}...`);
     return this.pkg.packageFunction(this.options.function);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/tests/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/tests/index.js
index 0f42b8da9..a52072dcc 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/tests/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/tests/index.js
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ describe('AwsDeployFunction', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should run "deploy:function:zipFunction" promise chain in order', () => {
-      const zipFunctionStub = sinon
-        .stub(awsDeployFunction, 'zipFunction').returns(BbPromise.resolve());
+    it('should run "deploy:function:packageFunction" promise chain in order', () => {
+      const packageFunctionStub = sinon
+        .stub(awsDeployFunction, 'packageFunction').returns(BbPromise.resolve());
 
-      return awsDeployFunction.hooks['deploy:function:zipFunction']().then(() => {
-        expect(zipFunctionStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
-        awsDeployFunction.zipFunction.restore();
+      return awsDeployFunction.hooks['deploy:function:packageFunction']().then(() => {
+        expect(packageFunctionStub.calledOnce).to.equal(true);
+        awsDeployFunction.packageFunction.restore();
       });
     });
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('AwsDeployFunction', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('#zipFunction()', () => {
+  describe('#packageFunction()', () => {
     it('should zip the function', () => {
       const pkg = new Package();
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('AwsDeployFunction', () => {
       const packageFunctionStub = sinon
         .stub(pkg, 'packageFunction').returns(BbPromise.resolve());
 
-      return awsDeployFunction.zipFunction().then(() => {
+      return awsDeployFunction.packageFunction().then(() => {
         expect(packageFunctionStub.calledOnce).to.be.equal(true);
         expect(packageFunctionStub.args[0][0]).to.be.equal(awsDeployFunction.options.function);