diff --git a/source/ui.js b/source/ui.js
index 2e771af3..a89ca702 100644
--- a/source/ui.js
+++ b/source/ui.js
@@ -70,13 +70,15 @@ module.exports = async (options, pkg) => {
 	const extraBaseUrls = ['gitlab.com'];
 	const repoUrl = pkg.repository && githubUrlFromGit(pkg.repository.url, {extraBaseUrls});
 
-	checkIgnoreStrategy(pkg);
-	const answerIgnoredFiles = await confirmIgnoredFiles(pkg);
-	if (!answerIgnoredFiles.confirm) {
-		return {
-			...options,
-			...answerIgnoredFiles
-		};
+	if (runPublish) {
+		checkIgnoreStrategy(pkg);
+		const answerIgnoredFiles = await confirmIgnoredFiles(pkg);
+		if (!answerIgnoredFiles.confirm) {
+			return {
+				...options,
+				...answerIgnoredFiles
+			};
+		}
 	}
 
 	console.log(`\nPublish a new version of ${chalk.bold.magenta(pkg.name)} ${chalk.dim(`(current: ${oldVersion})`)}\n`);