diff --git a/apps/comments-ui/package.json b/apps/comments-ui/package.json
index 5337df7a24..9d9df1e8d4 100644
--- a/apps/comments-ui/package.json
+++ b/apps/comments-ui/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "test:e2e:full": "ALL_BROWSERS=1 yarn test:e2e",
     "lint": "eslint src --ext .js,.ts,.jsx,.tsx --cache",
     "preship": "yarn lint",
-    "ship": "STATUS=$(git status --porcelain); echo $STATUS; if [ -z \"$STATUS\" ]; then yarn version; fi",
+    "ship": "STATUS=$(git status --porcelain .); echo $STATUS; if [ -z \"$STATUS\" ]; then yarn version; else echo \"Uncommitted changes found.\" && exit 1; fi",
     "postship": "git push ${GHOST_UPSTREAM:-origin} --follow-tags && npm publish",
     "prepublishOnly": "yarn build"
   },