diff --git a/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py b/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py
index b126476..9e2c8f6 100644
--- a/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py
+++ b/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py
@@ -709,14 +709,16 @@ def publish(
     # Run security checks first
     typer.echo("Running security checks...")
     try:
-        # Run ruff check with security rules
-        cmd = ["ruff", "check", ".", "--select", "S102,S307"]
+        # Run ruff check with security rules and --exit-zero to only warn
+        cmd = ["ruff", "check", ".", "--select", "S102,S307", "--exit-zero"]
         result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
 
-        if result.returncode != 0:
-            print("[red]Security issues found:[/red]")
+        if result.stdout:  # Changed from checking returncode to checking if there's output
+            print("[yellow]Security warnings found:[/yellow]")  # Changed from red to yellow to indicate warning
             print(result.stdout)
-            raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+            print("[bold yellow]We will soon disable exec and eval, so this will be an error soon.[/bold yellow]")
+            # TODO: re-enable exit when we disable exec and eval
+            # raise typer.Exit(code=1)
 
     except FileNotFoundError:
         print("[red]Ruff is not installed. Please install it with 'pip install ruff'[/red]")
diff --git a/tests/comfy_cli/command/nodes/test_publish.py b/tests/comfy_cli/command/nodes/test_publish.py
index 7425835..5b9d2c6 100644
--- a/tests/comfy_cli/command/nodes/test_publish.py
+++ b/tests/comfy_cli/command/nodes/test_publish.py
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ def test_publish_fails_on_security_violations():
     mock_result.returncode = 1
     mock_result.stdout = "S102 Use of exec() detected"
 
-    with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+    with (
+        patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result),
+        patch("typer.prompt", return_value="test-token"),
+    ):
         result = runner.invoke(app, ["publish"])
 
-        assert result.exit_code == 1
-        assert "Security issues found" in result.stdout
+        # TODO: re-enable exit when we disable exec and eval
+        # assert result.exit_code == 1
+        # assert "Security issues found" in result.stdout
+        assert "Security warnings found" in result.stdout
 
 
 def test_publish_continues_on_no_security_violations():