diff --git a/src/commands/build.js b/src/commands/build.js
index 003fbc709..bf9c00cb5 100644
--- a/src/commands/build.js
+++ b/src/commands/build.js
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ export async function build(
   targetName = null,
   compileOnly = false,
   compileBuildOnly = false,
-  compileBuildDeployOnly = false,
-  isForced = false
+  compileBuildDeployOnly = false
 ) {
   const CONSTANTS = require('../constants')
 
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ export async function build(
   if (compileBuildDeployOnly) {
     await compile(targetName)
     await createFinalSasFiles()
-    return await deploy(targetName, targetToBuild, isForced)
+    return await deploy(targetName, targetToBuild)
   }
 
   if (compileBuildOnly) {
diff --git a/src/commands/deploy.js b/src/commands/deploy.js
index d81e7d36b..805af4e0f 100644
--- a/src/commands/deploy.js
+++ b/src/commands/deploy.js
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ import {
 let targetToBuild = null
 let executionSession
 
-export async function deploy(
-  targetName = null,
-  preTargetToBuild = null,
-  isForced = false
-) {
+export async function deploy(targetName = null, preTargetToBuild = null) {
   if (preTargetToBuild) targetToBuild = preTargetToBuild
   else {
     const { target } = await findTargetInConfiguration(targetName)
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ export async function deploy(
       chalk.cyanBright(`Executing deployServicePack to update SAS server.`)
     )
 
-    await deployToSasViyaWithServicePack(targetToBuild, isForced)
+    await deployToSasViyaWithServicePack(targetToBuild)
 
     console.log('Job execution completed!')
   }
@@ -153,7 +149,7 @@ async function getSASjsAndAccessToken(buildTarget) {
   }
 }
 
-async function deployToSasViyaWithServicePack(buildTarget, isForced) {
+async function deployToSasViyaWithServicePack(buildTarget) {
   const sasjs = new SASjs({
     serverUrl: buildTarget.serverUrl,
     appLoc: buildTarget.appLoc,
@@ -194,11 +190,11 @@ async function deployToSasViyaWithServicePack(buildTarget, isForced) {
       null,
       null,
       access_token,
-      isForced
+      true
     )
   }
 
-  return await sasjs.deployServicePack(jsonObject, null, null, null, isForced)
+  return await sasjs.deployServicePack(jsonObject, null, null, null, true)
 }
 
 async function deployToSasViya(
diff --git a/src/commands/help.js b/src/commands/help.js
index bd5908e01..3f7661136 100644
--- a/src/commands/help.js
+++ b/src/commands/help.js
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ export async function printHelpText() {
             'serverUrl'
           )} - The full path to the server (eg https://yourserver)
           * ${chalk.cyanBright('serverType')} - Eg SAS9 or SASVIYA
+
+      NOTE: By default deploy will overwrite an existing deploy (force deploy).
+      
     * ${chalk.greenBright(
       'compilebuilddeploy <targetName>'
     )} - executes script file specified in the ${chalk.cyanBright(
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 23b98a860..cc1f0589d 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -131,13 +131,12 @@ export async function compileServices(targetName) {
 export async function deployServices(commandLine) {
   const command = new Command(commandLine)
   let targetName = command.getFlagValue('target')
-  const isForced = command.getFlagValue('force')
 
   if (!targetName) {
     targetName = command.getTargetWithoutFlag()
   }
 
-  await deploy(targetName, null, isForced)
+  await deploy(targetName, null)
     .then(() =>
       console.log(
         chalk.greenBright.bold.italic(
@@ -155,11 +154,8 @@ export async function deployServices(commandLine) {
         console.log(
           chalk.redBright(
             'An error has occurred when building services.',
-            `${message}${
-              status === 409
-                ? '\nIf you still want to deploy, use force flag (-f) after target name.'
-                : ''
-            }${details ? '\n' + details : ''}`
+            `${message}
+            ${details ? '\n' + details : ''}`
           )
         )
       } else {
@@ -234,11 +230,7 @@ export async function compileBuildDeployServices(commandLine) {
         console.log(
           chalk.redBright(
             'An error has occurred when building services.',
-            `${message}${
-              status === 409
-                ? '\nIf you still want to deploy, use force flag (-f) after target name.'
-                : ''
-            }${details ? '\n' + details : ''}`
+            `${message}${details ? '\n' + details : ''}`
           )
         )
       } else {
diff --git a/test/utils.spec.js b/test/utils.spec.js
index 65c99154d..8aaeacf38 100644
--- a/test/utils.spec.js
+++ b/test/utils.spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ describe('generateTimestamp', () => {
   beforeAll(() => {
     const currentDate = new Date('2020-10-02T10:10:10.10Z')
     realDate = Date
-    global.Date = class extends Date {
+    global.Date = class extends (
+      Date
+    ) {
       constructor(date) {
         if (date) {
           return super(date)