diff --git a/sui/deploy-contract.js b/sui/deploy-contract.js
index 53e5d6a3..e298d4d3 100644
--- a/sui/deploy-contract.js
+++ b/sui/deploy-contract.js
@@ -241,6 +241,15 @@ async function deploy(keypair, client, supportedContract, config, chain, options
     // Print warning if version mismatch from defined version in version.json
     checkSuiVersionMatch();
 
+    // Check if dependencies are deployed
+    const dependencies = getLocalDependencies(packageDir, `${__dirname}/../node_modules/@axelar-network/axelar-cgp-sui/move`);
+
+    for (const { name } of dependencies) {
+        if (!chain.contracts[name]) {
+            throw new Error(`Contract ${name} needed to be deployed before deploying ${packageName}`);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Deploy package
     const published = await deployPackage(packageDir, client, keypair, options);