diff --git a/src/services/changes/changes.apply.services.ts b/src/services/changes/changes.apply.services.ts
index 74c3bd43..b4b55e71 100644
--- a/src/services/changes/changes.apply.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/changes/changes.apply.services.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import {hexStringToUint8Array} from '@dfinity/utils';
-import {commitProposal} from '@junobuild/cdn';
+import {fromNullable, hexStringToUint8Array, isNullish} from '@dfinity/utils';
+import {commitProposal, getProposal, Proposal} from '@junobuild/cdn';
+import {red} from 'kleur';
 import ora from 'ora';
 import type {SatelliteParametersWithId} from '../../types/satellite';
 import {readChangesIdAndHash} from '../../utils/changes.utils';
@@ -9,7 +10,13 @@ import {clearProposalStagedAssets} from './changes.clear.services';
 export const applyChanges = async (args?: string[]) => {
   const {satellite} = await assertConfigAndLoadSatelliteContext(args);
 
-  const {proposalId, hash} = readChangesIdAndHash(args);
+  const result = await init({args, satellite});
+
+  if (result.result === "error") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const {proposalId, proposal, hash} = result;
 
   await executeApplyChanges({satellite, proposalId, hash});
 
@@ -17,6 +24,54 @@ export const applyChanges = async (args?: string[]) => {
     args,
     proposalId
   });
+
+  switch (Object.keys(proposal.proposal_type)[0]) {
+    case 'SegmentsDeployment':
+      // TODO
+    default:
+      return;
+  }
+};
+
+const init = async ({
+  args,
+  satellite
+}: {
+  args?: string[];
+  satellite: SatelliteParametersWithId;
+}): Promise<
+  {result: 'success'; proposalId: bigint; hash: string; proposal: Proposal} | {result: 'error'}
+> => {
+  const spinner = ora('Loading...').start();
+
+  try {
+    const {proposalId, ...rest} = readChangesIdAndHash(args);
+
+    const result = await getProposal({
+      cdn: {
+        satellite
+      },
+      proposal_id: proposalId
+    });
+
+    const proposal = fromNullable(result);
+
+    if (isNullish(proposal)) {
+      console.log(red(`Unknown proposal ID ${proposalId}.`));
+      return {result: 'error'};
+    }
+
+    return {
+      result: 'success',
+      ...rest,
+      proposal,
+      proposalId
+    };
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    spinner.stop();
+
+    throw err;
+  }
 };
 
 const executeApplyChanges = async ({