diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/extended-validate.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/extended-validate.js
index 41f1af310..ba0214c82 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/extended-validate.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/lib/extended-validate.js
@@ -21,19 +21,20 @@ module.exports = {
         'MISSING_SERVICE_STATE_FILE'
       );
     }
-    const state = this.serverless.utils.readFileSync(serviceStateFilePath);
-    const selfReferences = findReferences(state.service, '${self:}');
-    selfReferences.forEach((ref) => _.set(state.service, ref, this.serverless.service));
+    this.state = this.serverless.utils.readFileSync(serviceStateFilePath);
+    const selfReferences = findReferences(this.state.service, '${self:}');
+    selfReferences.forEach((ref) => _.set(this.state.service, ref, this.serverless.service));
 
-    Object.assign(this.serverless.service, state.service);
+    Object.assign(this.serverless.service, this.state.service);
 
-    this.serverless.service.package.artifactDirectoryName = state.package.artifactDirectoryName;
+    this.serverless.service.package.artifactDirectoryName =
+      this.state.package.artifactDirectoryName;
     // only restore the default artifact path if the user is not using a custom path
-    if (state.package.artifact && this.serverless.service.artifact) {
+    if (this.state.package.artifact && this.serverless.service.artifact) {
       this.serverless.service.package.artifact = path.join(
         this.serverless.serviceDir,
         '.serverless',
-        state.package.artifact
+        this.state.package.artifact
       );
     }