diff --git a/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/upload-server/index-preverify-pr.ts b/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/upload-server/index-preverify-pr.ts
index cedae675c4..24126d00b1 100644
--- a/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/upload-server/index-preverify-pr.ts
+++ b/aio/aio-builds-setup/dockerbuild/scripts-js/lib/upload-server/index-preverify-pr.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function _main() {
 
   // Exit codes:
   // - 0: The PR author is a member.
-  // - 1: The PR author is not a member.
-  // - 2: An error occurred.
+  // - 1: An error occurred.
+  // - 2: The PR author is not a member.
   buildVerifier.getPrAuthorTeamMembership(pr).
     then(({author, isMember}) => {
       if (isMember) {
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ function _main() {
       } else {
         const errorMessage = `User '${author}' is not an active member of any of the following teams: ` +
                              `${allowedTeamSlugs.join(', ')}`;
-        onError(errorMessage, 1);
+        onError(errorMessage, 2);
       }
     }).
-    catch(err => onError(err, 2));
+    catch(err => onError(err, 1));
 }
 
 function onError(err: string, exitCode: number) {
diff --git a/aio/scripts/deploy-preview.sh b/aio/scripts/deploy-preview.sh
index 72589e9e91..9e11604aa0 100755
--- a/aio/scripts/deploy-preview.sh
+++ b/aio/scripts/deploy-preview.sh
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ case $preverifyExitCode in
     # Preconditions met: Deploy
     ;;
   1)
+    # An error occurred: Fail the script
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+  2)
     # Preconditions not met: Skip deploy
     echo "Skipping deploy because this PR did not meet the preconditions."
     exit 0
     ;;
-  2)
-    # An error occurred: Fail the script
-    exit 1
-    ;;
   *)
     # Unexpected exit code: Fail the script
-    echo "Unexpected preverification exit code: $preverifyExitCode"
+    echo "Unexpected pre-verification exit code: $preverifyExitCode"
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac