diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/asset.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/asset.rs
index edf077a7c..ce10602c7 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/asset.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/asset.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use crate::commands::global;
+
 use super::{deploy, id};
 
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand)]
@@ -17,10 +19,10 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 impl Cmd {
-    pub async fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn run(&self, global_args: &global::Args) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match &self {
             Cmd::Id(id) => id.run()?,
-            Cmd::Deploy(asset) => asset.run().await?,
+            Cmd::Deploy(asset) => asset.run(global_args).await?,
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy.rs
index 3e6dcf3ea..2d67a2161 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 impl Cmd {
     pub async fn run(&self, global_args: &global::Args) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match &self {
-            Cmd::Asset(asset) => asset.run().await?,
+            Cmd::Asset(asset) => asset.run(global_args).await?,
             Cmd::Wasm(wasm) => wasm.run(global_args).await?,
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs
index 8c4419277..c8133b5f5 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/asset.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::config::locator;
+use crate::print::Print;
 use crate::xdr::{
     Asset, ContractDataDurability, ContractExecutable, ContractIdPreimage, CreateContractArgs,
     Error as XdrError, Hash, HostFunction, InvokeHostFunctionOp, LedgerKey::ContractData,
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ pub struct Cmd {
 }
 
 impl Cmd {
-    pub async fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn run(&self, global_args: &global::Args) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let res = self.run_against_rpc_server(None, None).await?.to_envelope();
         match res {
             TxnEnvelopeResult::TxnEnvelope(tx) => println!("{}", tx.to_xdr_base64(Limits::none())?),
@@ -81,6 +82,17 @@ impl Cmd {
                 let network = self.config.get_network()?;
 
                 if let Some(alias) = self.alias.clone() {
+                    if let Some(existing_contract) = self
+                        .config
+                        .locator
+                        .get_contract_id(&alias, &network.network_passphrase)?
+                    {
+                        let print = Print::new(global_args.quiet);
+                        print.warnln(format!(
+                            "Overwriting existing contract id: {existing_contract}"
+                        ));
+                    };
+
                     self.config.locator.save_contract_id(
                         &network.network_passphrase,
                         &contract,
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
index 9bd8fed68..14db36e00 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/deploy/wasm.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ impl Cmd {
                 let network = self.config.get_network()?;
 
                 if let Some(alias) = self.alias.clone() {
+                    if let Some(existing_contract) = self
+                        .config
+                        .locator
+                        .get_contract_id(&alias, &network.network_passphrase)?
+                    {
+                        let print = Print::new(global_args.quiet);
+                        print.warnln(format!(
+                            "Overwriting existing contract id: {existing_contract}"
+                        ));
+                    };
+
                     self.config.locator.save_contract_id(
                         &network.network_passphrase,
                         &contract,
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs
index 42792a70d..40b8dcd4b 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/contract/mod.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 impl Cmd {
     pub async fn run(&self, global_args: &global::Args) -> Result<(), Error> {
         match &self {
-            Cmd::Asset(asset) => asset.run().await?,
+            Cmd::Asset(asset) => asset.run(global_args).await?,
             Cmd::Bindings(bindings) => bindings.run().await?,
             Cmd::Build(build) => build.run(global_args)?,
             Cmd::Extend(extend) => extend.run().await?,