diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/upgrade/upgrade.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/upgrade/upgrade.py
index c5dbdda2e7..0ddf7b525c 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/upgrade/upgrade.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/upgrade/upgrade.py
@@ -352,9 +352,11 @@ def _maybe_print_upgrade_message(
             if version_stats.client.latest
             else None
         )
-        client_server_compat = is_client_server_compatible(
-            version_stats.client.current, version_stats.server.current
-        )
+        client_server_compat = 0
+        if version_stats.server.current_server_type != "cloud":
+            client_server_compat = is_client_server_compatible(
+                version_stats.client.current, version_stats.server.current
+            )
 
         if latest_release_date and current_release_date:
             assert version_stats.client.latest