diff --git a/cmd/lotus-miner/sectors.go b/cmd/lotus-miner/sectors.go
index e2abee52f..4ef00d11f 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-miner/sectors.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-miner/sectors.go
@@ -1932,7 +1932,10 @@ var sectorsBatchingPendingCommit = &cli.Command{
 			userInput = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(userInput))
 
 			if userInput == "yes" {
-				cctx.Set("publish-now", "true")
+				err := cctx.Set("publish-now", "true")
+				if err != nil {
+					return xerrors.Errorf("setting publish-now flag: %w", err)
+				}
 				return cctx.Command.Action(cctx)
 			} else if userInput == "no" {
 				return nil
@@ -1940,7 +1943,6 @@ var sectorsBatchingPendingCommit = &cli.Command{
 				fmt.Println("Invalid input. Please answer with 'yes' or 'no'.")
 				return nil
 			}
-		}
 
 		fmt.Println("No sectors queued to be committed")
 		return nil
@@ -2007,7 +2009,10 @@ var sectorsBatchingPendingPreCommit = &cli.Command{
 			userInput = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(userInput))
 
 			if userInput == "yes" {
-				cctx.Set("publish-now", "true")
+				err := cctx.Set("publish-now", "true")
+				if err != nil {
+					return xerrors.Errorf("setting publish-now flag: %w", err)
+				}
 				return cctx.Command.Action(cctx)
 			} else if userInput == "no" {
 				return nil