diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction.js
index 3863b2888..7ab014dd9 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction.js
@@ -67,20 +67,21 @@ class AwsDeployFunction {
       FunctionName: this.options.functionObj.name,
     };
 
-    try {
-      const result = await this.provider.request('Lambda', 'getFunction', params);
+    const result = await (async () => {
+      try {
+        return await this.provider.request('Lambda', 'getFunction', params);
+      } catch (error) {
+        const errorMessage = [
+          `The function "${this.options.function}" you want to update is not yet deployed.`,
+          ' Please run "serverless deploy" to deploy your service.',
+          ' After that you can redeploy your services functions with the',
+          ' "serverless deploy function" command.',
+        ].join('');
+        throw new ServerlessError(errorMessage);
+      }
+    })();
 
-      this.serverless.service.provider.remoteFunctionData = result;
-      return result;
-    } catch {
-      const errorMessage = [
-        `The function "${this.options.function}" you want to update is not yet deployed.`,
-        ' Please run "serverless deploy" to deploy your service.',
-        ' After that you can redeploy your services functions with the',
-        ' "serverless deploy function" command.',
-      ].join('');
-      throw new ServerlessError(errorMessage);
-    }
+    if (result) this.serverless.service.provider.remoteFunctionData = result;
   }
 
   checkIfFunctionChangesBetweenImageAndHandler() {