diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts b/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts
index c342ba88..1050ff01 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/cli.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ import { Command } from "commander";
 import { runBuild } from "./commands/build";
 import { ALL_PACKAGES, CATEGORY_VM } from "./common/cli.constants";
 import { startDeleteFlow } from "./commands/delete";
-import { Options_Cli } from "./common/cli.types";
-import {
-  log,
-  mergeOptions,
-  validateOptions,
-  validatePackages,
-} from "./common/cli.utils";
+import { Options_Cli, Schema_Options_Cli } from "./common/cli.types";
+import { getPckgsTo, log, mergeOptions } from "./common/cli.utils";
 
 class CompassCli {
   private program: Command;
@@ -58,7 +53,7 @@ class CompassCli {
 
   private getCliOptions(): Options_Cli {
     const options = mergeOptions(this.program);
-    const validOptions = validateOptions(options);
+    const validOptions = this._validateOptions(options);
 
     return validOptions;
   }
@@ -69,26 +64,57 @@ class CompassCli {
 
     switch (true) {
       case cmd === "build": {
+        await this._validateBuild();
         await runBuild(this.options);
         break;
       }
       case cmd === "delete": {
         if (!user || typeof user !== "string") {
-          this.exitHelpfully("You must supply a user");
+          this._exitHelpfully("You must supply a user");
         }
         await startDeleteFlow(user as string, force);
         break;
       }
       default:
-        this.exitHelpfully("Unsupported cmd");
+        this._exitHelpfully("Unsupported cmd");
     }
   }
 
-  private exitHelpfully(msg?: string) {
+  private _exitHelpfully(msg?: string) {
     msg && log.error(msg);
     console.log(this.program.helpInformation());
     process.exit(1);
   }
+
+  private async _validateBuild() {
+    const packages = this.options.packages
+      ? this.options.packages
+      : await getPckgsTo("build");
+
+    if (!packages) {
+      this._exitHelpfully("Package must be defined");
+    }
+
+    const unsupportedPackages = packages.filter(
+      (pkg) => !ALL_PACKAGES.includes(pkg)
+    );
+    if (unsupportedPackages.length > 0) {
+      this._exitHelpfully(
+        `One or more of these packages isn't supported: ${unsupportedPackages.toString()}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _validateOptions(options: Options_Cli) {
+    const { data, error } = Schema_Options_Cli.safeParse(options);
+    if (error) {
+      this._exitHelpfully(
+        `Invalid CLI options: ${JSON.stringify(error.format())}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    return data as Options_Cli;
+  }
 }
 
 const cli = new CompassCli(process.argv);
@@ -96,3 +122,19 @@ cli.run().catch((err) => {
   console.log(err);
   process.exit(1);
 });
+
+export const validatePackages = (packages: string[] | undefined) => {
+  if (!packages) {
+    log.error("Package must be defined");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  const unsupportedPackages = packages.filter(
+    (pkg) => !ALL_PACKAGES.includes(pkg)
+  );
+  if (unsupportedPackages.length > 0) {
+    log.error(
+      `One or more of these packages isn't supported: ${unsupportedPackages.toString()}`
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts
index d3a3aaca..0693a420 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -9,24 +9,21 @@ import {
   PCKG,
 } from "@scripts/common/cli.constants";
 import {
-  getPckgsTo,
   _confirm,
   log,
   fileExists,
   getClientId,
   getApiBaseUrl,
   getEnvironmentAnswer,
-  validatePackages,
 } from "@scripts/common/cli.utils";
 
 export const runBuild = async (options: Options_Cli) => {
-  const pckgs = options.packages ? options.packages : await getPckgsTo("build");
-  validatePackages(pckgs);
+  const packages = options.packages as string[];
 
-  if (pckgs.includes(PCKG.NODE)) {
+  if (packages.includes(PCKG.NODE)) {
     await buildNodePckgs(options);
   }
-  if (pckgs.includes(PCKG.WEB)) {
+  if (packages.includes(PCKG.WEB)) {
     await buildWeb(options);
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts b/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts
index 297690db..7c8d26e2 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/src/common/cli.utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import shell from "shelljs";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 
 import { ALL_PACKAGES, CLI_ENV } from "./cli.constants";
-import { Environment_Cli, Options_Cli, Schema_Options_Cli } from "./cli.types";
+import { Environment_Cli, Options_Cli } from "./cli.types";
 
 export const fileExists = (file: string) => {
   return shell.test("-e", file);
@@ -163,29 +163,3 @@ export const _confirm = async (question: string, _default = true) => {
       process.exit(1);
     });
 };
-
-export const validateOptions = (options: Options_Cli): Options_Cli => {
-  const { data, error } = Schema_Options_Cli.safeParse(options);
-  if (error) {
-    log.error(`Invalid CLI options: ${JSON.stringify(error.format())}`);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  return data;
-};
-
-export const validatePackages = (packages: string[] | undefined) => {
-  if (!packages) {
-    log.error("Package must be defined");
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  const unsupportedPackages = packages.filter(
-    (pkg) => !ALL_PACKAGES.includes(pkg)
-  );
-  if (unsupportedPackages.length > 0) {
-    log.error(
-      `One or more of these packages isn't supported: ${unsupportedPackages.toString()}`
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-};