diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 48812056..fd0b03fa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,5 +31,4 @@ notifications:
 
 after_script:
   - bash ./pkg/transformers/stop_test_chain.sh
-  if: branch = staging
-  - sup --debug staging deploy
+  - bash ./bin/deploy.sh
diff --git a/bin/deploy.sh b/bin/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8bf6dbd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if [ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == 'staging' ]; then
+  sup --debug staging deploy
+fi