diff --git a/.travis/deploy_script.sh b/.travis/deploy_script.sh
index e75f7565..e3e5f9ad 100755
--- a/.travis/deploy_script.sh
+++ b/.travis/deploy_script.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ fi
 echo $PKG_NAME
 
 if [ "$TRAVIS" = "true" ]; then
-    echo "Runnign on travis"
-    rm -rf .git deploy_rsa.enc .idea phpvms.iml .travis .dpl
-    find . -type d -name ".git" -delete
 
+    # delete all superfluous files
+    rm -rf .git deploy_rsa.enc .idea phpvms.iml .travis .dpl
+    find . -type d -name ".git" | xargs rm -rf
+
+    # tar and upload
     tar -czf $PKG_NAME.tar.gz -C $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR phpvms
     rsync -r --delete-after --quiet $PKG_NAME.tar.gz downloads@phpvms.net:/var/www/downloads/
 fi