@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ func RunCancelBuild(f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, arg

 // isBuildCancellable checks if another cancellation event was triggered, and if the build status is correct.

 func isBuildCancellable(build *buildapi.Build, out io.Writer) bool {

+	if build.Status.Cancelled {

+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "A cancellation event was already triggered for the build %s.\n", build.Name)

+		return false

+	}

+

 	if build.Status.Phase != buildapi.BuildPhaseNew &&

 		build.Status.Phase != buildapi.BuildPhasePending &&

 		build.Status.Phase != buildapi.BuildPhaseRunning {

@@ -159,9 +164,5 @@ func isBuildCancellable(build *buildapi.Build, out io.Writer) bool {

 		return false

 	}

-	if build.Status.Cancelled {

-		fmt.Fprintf(out, "A cancellation event was already triggered for the build %s.\n", build.Name)

-		return false

-	}

 	return true

 }