diff --git a/harmony_composer/src/main.rs b/harmony_composer/src/main.rs
index 0bdb7be..648977e 100644
--- a/harmony_composer/src/main.rs
+++ b/harmony_composer/src/main.rs
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ async fn main() {
         .try_exists()
         .expect("couldn't check if path exists");
 
-    let harmony_bin_path: PathBuf;
-    match harmony_path {
+    let harmony_bin_path: PathBuf = match harmony_path {
         true => {
-            harmony_bin_path = compile_harmony(
+            compile_harmony(
                 cli_args.compile_method,
                 cli_args.compile_platform,
                 cli_args.harmony_path.clone(),
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ async fn main() {
             .await
         }
         false => todo!("implement autodetect code"),
-    }
+    };
 
     match cli_args.command {
         Some(command) => match command {
@@ -103,8 +102,10 @@ async fn main() {
                 };
 
                 let check_output = Command::new(check_script)
-                    .output()
-                    .expect("failed to run check script");
+                    .spawn()
+                    .expect("failed to run check script")
+                    .wait_with_output()
+                    .unwrap();
                 info!(
                     "check stdout: {}, check stderr: {}",
                     String::from_utf8(check_output.stdout).expect("couldn't parse from utf8"),
@@ -112,18 +113,16 @@ async fn main() {
                 );
             }
             Commands::Deploy(args) => {
-                if args.staging {
-                    todo!("implement staging deployment");
+                let deploy = if args.staging {
+                    todo!("implement staging deployment")
+                } else if args.prod {
+                    todo!("implement prod deployment")
+                } else {
+                    Command::new(harmony_bin_path).arg("-y").arg("-a").spawn()
                 }
+                .expect("failed to run harmony deploy");
 
-                if args.prod {
-                    todo!("implement prod deployment");
-                }
-                let deploy_output = Command::new(harmony_bin_path)
-                    .arg("-y")
-                    .arg("-a")
-                    .output()
-                    .expect("failed to run harmony deploy");
+                let deploy_output = deploy.wait_with_output().unwrap();
                 println!(
                     "deploy output: {}",
                     String::from_utf8(deploy_output.stdout).expect("couldn't parse from utf8")