diff --git a/packages/backend/src/database.ts b/packages/backend/src/database.ts
index 71b2323b..f20eb455 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/database.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/database.ts
@@ -49,12 +49,25 @@ export class Database {
     await this.dataSource.initialize();
     log('database initialized');
 
-    const organizations = await this.getOrganizations({});
+    let organizations = await this.getOrganizations({});
 
     // Load an organization if none exist
     if (!organizations.length) {
       const orgEntities = await getEntities(path.resolve(__dirname, ORGANIZATION_DATA_PATH));
-      await loadAndSaveData(Organization, this.dataSource, [orgEntities[0]]);
+      organizations = await loadAndSaveData(Organization, this.dataSource, [orgEntities[0]]);
+    }
+
+    // Hotfix for updating old DB data
+    if (organizations[0].slug === 'snowball-tools-1') {
+      const [orgEntity] = await getEntities(path.resolve(__dirname, ORGANIZATION_DATA_PATH));
+      
+      await this.updateOrganization(
+        organizations[0].id,
+        {
+          slug: orgEntity.slug as string,
+          name: orgEntity.name as string
+        }
+      )
     }
   }
 
@@ -121,6 +134,14 @@ export class Database {
     return newUserOrganization;
   }
 
+  async updateOrganization(organizationId: string, data: DeepPartial<Organization>): Promise<boolean> {
+    const organizationRepository = this.dataSource.getRepository(Organization);
+    const updateResult = await organizationRepository.update({ id: organizationId }, data);
+    assert(updateResult.affected);
+
+    return updateResult.affected > 0;
+  }
+
   async getProjects(options: FindManyOptions<Project>): Promise<Project[]> {
     const projectRepository = this.dataSource.getRepository(Project);
     const projects = await projectRepository.find(options);
diff --git a/packages/deployer/deploy-frontend.sh b/packages/deployer/deploy-frontend.sh
index 5f843981..83c42887 100755
--- a/packages/deployer/deploy-frontend.sh
+++ b/packages/deployer/deploy-frontend.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ echo "Using AUTHORITY: $AUTHORITY"
 # Repository URL
 REPO_URL="https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/snowballtools-base"
 
-# Get the latest commit hash from the repository
-LATEST_HASH=$(git ls-remote $REPO_URL HEAD | awk '{print $1}')
+# Get the latest commit hash for a branch
+BRANCH_NAME="main"
+LATEST_HASH=$(git ls-remote $REPO_URL refs/heads/$BRANCH_NAME | awk '{print $1}')
+
+echo "Latest commit hash for branch $BRANCH_NAME: $LATEST_HASH"
 
 # Extract version from ../frontend/package.json
 PACKAGE_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' ../frontend/package.json)
diff --git a/packages/deployer/remove-deployment.sh b/packages/deployer/remove-deployment.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f767bb61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/deployer/remove-deployment.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source .env
+echo "Using REGISTRY_BOND_ID: $REGISTRY_BOND_ID"
+echo "Using DEPLOYER_LRN: $DEPLOYER_LRN"
+
+# Generate application-deployment-removal-request.yml
+REMOVAL_REQUEST_RECORD_FILE=records/application-deployment-removal-request.yml
+# TODO: Pass deployment record ID as arg
+DEPLOYMENT_RECORD_ID=bafyreidjho77xeczaqpyawhc4wbpm5it5atibtuxk6ost6vnpu2svlp3ka
+
+cat > $REMOVAL_REQUEST_RECORD_FILE <<EOF
+record:
+  deployer: $DEPLOYER_LRN
+  deployment: $DEPLOYMENT_RECORD_ID
+  type: ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRequest
+  version: 1.0.0
+EOF
+
+CONFIG_FILE=config.yml
+
+sleep 2
+REMOVAL_REQUEST_ID=$(yarn --silent laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE registry record publish --filename $REMOVAL_REQUEST_RECORD_FILE | jq -r '.id')
+echo "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRequest published"
+echo $REMOVAL_REQUEST_ID
+
+# Deployment checks
+RETRY_INTERVAL=30
+MAX_RETRIES=20
+
+# Check that an ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord is published
+retry_count=0
+while true; do
+  removal_records_response=$(yarn --silent laconic -c $CONFIG_FILE registry record list --type ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord --all request $REMOVAL_REQUEST_ID)
+  len_removal_records=$(echo $removal_records_response | jq 'length')
+
+  # Check if number of records returned is 0
+  if [ $len_removal_records -eq 0 ]; then
+    # Check if retries are exhausted
+    if [ $retry_count -eq $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
+      echo "Retries exhausted"
+      echo "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord for deployment removal request $REMOVAL_REQUEST_ID not found"
+      exit 1
+    else
+      echo "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord not found, retrying in $RETRY_INTERVAL sec..."
+      sleep $RETRY_INTERVAL
+      retry_count=$((retry_count+1))
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord found"
+    REMOVAL_RECORD_ID=$(echo $removal_records_response | jq -r '.[0].id')
+    echo $REMOVAL_RECORD_ID
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "Deployment removal successful"