diff --git a/cmd/cloud/deploy.go b/cmd/cloud/deploy.go
index 15010c31f..12b6b5364 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud/deploy.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cloud
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	cloud "github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cloud/deploy"
 	"github.com/astronomer/astro-cli/cmd/utils"
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func deploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		deploymentID = args[0]
 	}
 
-	if deploymentID == "" || forcePrompt || workspaceID == "" {
+	if (!strings.HasPrefix(deploymentID, "vr-")) && (deploymentID == "" || forcePrompt || workspaceID == "") {
 		var err error
 		workspaceID, err = coalesceWorkspace()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/cloud/deploy_test.go b/cmd/cloud/deploy_test.go
index 53522572b..d94a4a1af 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud/deploy_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud/deploy_test.go
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ func TestDeployImage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = execDeployCmd([]string{"-f", "test-deployment-id", "--dags", "--parse", "--pytest"}...)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	err = execDeployCmd([]string{"vr-Id"}...)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }