diff --git a/function-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/function-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 4ddebd00..a7e8764c 100644
--- a/function-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/function-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
       <version>3.9.11</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>3.9.11</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
diff --git a/function-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunction.java b/function-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunction.java
index 35dab3f8..d0067ded 100644
--- a/function-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunction.java
+++ b/function-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunction.java
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ public class DeployFunction extends CloudSdkMojo {
    */
   @Parameter(
       alias = "deploy.allowunauthenticated",
-      property = "function.deploy.allowunauthenticated",
-      defaultValue = "false")
-  boolean allowUnauthenticated;
+      property = "function.deploy.allowunauthenticated")
+  Boolean allowUnauthenticated;
 
   /**
    * Name of a Google Cloud Function (as defined in source code) that will be executed. Defaults to
@@ -314,8 +313,12 @@ public List<String> getCommands() {
     if (triggerEvent != null) {
       commands.add("--trigger-event=" + triggerEvent);
     }
-    if (allowUnauthenticated) {
-      commands.add("--allow-unauthenticated");
+    if (allowUnauthenticated != null) {
+      if (allowUnauthenticated) {
+        commands.add("--allow-unauthenticated");
+      } else {
+        commands.add("--no-allow-unauthenticated");
+      }
     }
     if (functionTarget != null) {
       commands.add("--entry-point=" + functionTarget);
@@ -371,6 +374,8 @@ public List<String> getCommands() {
     if (projectId != null) {
       commands.add("--project=" + projectId);
     }
+
+    commands.add("--quiet");
     return Collections.unmodifiableList(commands);
   }
 
@@ -382,7 +387,9 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
       System.out.println("Executing Cloud SDK command: gcloud " + String.join(" ", params));
       gcloud.runCommand(params);
     } catch (CloudSdkNotFoundException | IOException | ProcessHandlerException ex) {
-      Logger.getLogger(DeployFunction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+      Logger.getLogger(DeployFunction.class.getName())
+          .log(Level.SEVERE, "Function deployment failed", ex);
+      throw new MojoExecutionException("Function deployment failed", ex);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/function-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunctionTest.java b/function-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunctionTest.java
index e5a2913d..2b441d4e 100644
--- a/function-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunctionTest.java
+++ b/function-maven-plugin/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/functions/plugin/DeployFunctionTest.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public void testDeployFunctionCommandLine() {
             "--env-vars-file=myfile",
             "--set-build-env-vars=env1=a,env2=b",
             "--build-env-vars-file=myfile2",
-            "--runtime=java11");
+            "--runtime=java11",
+            "--quiet");
     assertThat(mojo.getCommands()).isEqualTo(expected);
   }
 }