diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 2d67d6bf..c9ba78dd 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@
   "cmdAuthLoginDescription": "Authenticate the CLI session using the Fleek Platform Web app. Open the URL in your favourite browser to initiate the browser-based login process. Select your preferred authentication method and return to CLI once completed.",
   "cmdAuthLogoutDescription": "Ends your active CLI session, securing your account. Disables access to personal features such as storage and site deployment until re-authentication.",
   "invalidHostname": "Invalid hostname `{hostname}`. Please try again!",
-  "functionsUseAssets": "Path to assets to be uploaded to Fleek Storage along with your function code. Accessible via the global variable `fleek.env.ASSETS_URL`.",
-  "assetsPathIsNotAFolder": "The provided assets path is not a valid folder",
+  "functionsUseAssets": "Choose the assets directory to upload alongside your function. These assets will be accessible in your code through 'fleek.env.ASSETS_CID', e.g. /User/MyProject/assets.",
+  "assetsPathIsNotAFolder": "The specified path doesn't exist or is not a valid directory. Please provide a valid directory path containing your assets.",
   "uploadingAssets": "Uploading assets...",
   "assetsUploadSuccess": "Assets uploaded successfully",
-  "uploadAssetsFailed": "Failed to upload assets for function",
+  "uploadAssetsFailed": "Failed to upload function assets to Fleek. Check your network connection and try again.",
   "assetsNotSupportedInSgx": "Function assets are not supported in SGX"
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/functions/deploy.ts b/src/commands/functions/deploy.ts
index ea1dd531..71515f0c 100644
--- a/src/commands/functions/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/functions/deploy.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ type DeployActionArgs = {
   assetsPath?: string;
 };
 
-const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
-  sdk,
-  args,
-}) => {
+const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({ sdk, args }) => {
   const env = getEnvironmentVariables({ env: args.env, envFile: args.envFile });
   const functionToDeploy = await getFunctionOrPrompt({ name: args.name, sdk });
   const filePath = await getFunctionPathOrPrompt({ path: args.filePath });
@@ -56,21 +53,11 @@ const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
     return;
   }
 
-  let assetsCid: string | undefined = undefined;
-  if (assetsPath) {
-    console.log('assetsPath', assetsPath);
-    if (!(await isValidFolder(assetsPath))) {
-      output.error(t('assetsPathIsNotAFolder'));
-      return;
-    }
-    output.spinner(t('uploadingAssets'));
-    assetsCid = await uploadFunctionAssets({
-      sdk,
-      assetsPath,
-      functionName: functionToDeploy.name,
-    });
-    output.success(t('assetsUploadSuccess'));
-  }
+  const assetsCid = await uploadFunctionAssets({
+    sdk,
+    assetsPath,
+    functionName: functionToDeploy.name,
+  });
 
   const filePathToUpload = isSGX
     ? await getWasmCodeFromPath({ filePath })
@@ -87,7 +74,7 @@ const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
     {
       format: t('uploadProgress', { action: t('uploadCodeToIpfs') }),
     },
-    cliProgress.Presets.shades_grey,
+    cliProgress.Presets.shades_grey
   );
 
   const uploadResult = await getUploadResult({
@@ -107,7 +94,7 @@ const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
         action: 'deploy',
         tryAgain: t('tryAgain'),
         message: t('uploadToIpfsFailed'),
-      }),
+      })
     );
 
     return;
@@ -133,7 +120,7 @@ const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
         action: 'deploy',
         tryAgain: t('tryAgain'),
         message: t('uploadToIpfsFailed'),
-      }),
+      })
     );
 
     return;
@@ -187,9 +174,7 @@ const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
     output.spinner(t('networkFetchMappings'));
     try {
       // TODO: The `fleek-test` address should be an env var
-      await fetch(
-        `https://fleek-test.network/services/0/ipfs/${uploadResult.pin.cid}`,
-      );
+      await fetch(`https://fleek-test.network/services/0/ipfs/${uploadResult.pin.cid}`);
     } catch {
       output.error(t('networkFetchFailed'));
       return;
@@ -207,20 +192,16 @@ const deployAction: SdkGuardedFunction<DeployActionArgs> = async ({
     output.printNewLine();
     output.log(`Blake3 Hash: ${blake3Hash} `);
     output.log(
-      `Invoke by sending request to https://fleek-test.network/services/3 with payload of {hash: <Blake3Hash>, decrypt: true, inputs: "foo"}`,
+      `Invoke by sending request to https://fleek-test.network/services/3 with payload of {hash: <Blake3Hash>, decrypt: true, inputs: "foo"}`
     );
     output.printNewLine();
     output.hint(`Here's an example:`);
-    output.link(
-      `curl ${functionToDeploy.invokeUrl} --data '{"hash": "${blake3Hash}", "decrypt": true, "input": "foo"}'`,
-    );
+    output.link(`curl ${functionToDeploy.invokeUrl} --data '{"hash": "${blake3Hash}", "decrypt": true, "input": "foo"}'`);
   }
 
   if (isUntrustedPublicEnvironment) {
     output.log(t('callFleekFunctionByNetworkUrlReq'));
-    output.link(
-      `https://fleek-test.network/services/1/ipfs/${uploadResult.pin.cid}`,
-    );
+    output.link(`https://fleek-test.network/services/1/ipfs/${uploadResult.pin.cid}`);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/commands/functions/utils/uploadFunctionAssets.ts b/src/commands/functions/utils/uploadFunctionAssets.ts
index c2ded79d..2897b4b3 100644
--- a/src/commands/functions/utils/uploadFunctionAssets.ts
+++ b/src/commands/functions/utils/uploadFunctionAssets.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { FleekSdk } from '@fleek-platform/sdk/node';
 import { output } from '../../../cli';
 import { t } from '../../../utils/translation';
+import { isValidFolder } from '@fleek-platform/utils-validation';
 
 export const uploadFunctionAssets = async ({
   sdk,
@@ -8,9 +9,18 @@ export const uploadFunctionAssets = async ({
   functionName,
 }: {
   sdk: FleekSdk;
-  assetsPath: string;
   functionName: string;
-}): Promise<string> => {
+  assetsPath?: string;
+}): Promise<string | undefined> => {
+  if (!assetsPath) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!(await isValidFolder(assetsPath))) {
+    output.error(t('assetsPathIsNotAFolder'));
+    return;
+  }
+
   try {
     output.spinner(t('uploadingAssets'));
     const result = await sdk.storage().uploadDirectory({