diff --git a/src/cmd/connect.go b/src/cmd/connect.go
index adb9b45df3..8600d703a3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/connect.go
+++ b/src/cmd/connect.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ var connectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			spinner.Updatef(lang.CmdConnectEstablishedWeb, tunnel.FullURL())
 
 			if err := exec.LaunchURL(tunnel.FullURL()); err != nil {
-				message.Debug(err)
+				return err
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go b/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go
index 02519e7848..a633e84ab4 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (p *Packager) processComponentFiles(component types.ZarfComponent, pkgLocat
 			// Check if the file looks like a text file
 			isText, err := helpers.IsTextFile(subFile)
 			if err != nil {
-				message.Debugf("unable to determine if file %s is a text file: %s", subFile, err)
+				return err
 			}
 
 			// If the file is a text file, template it