diff --git a/.travis/deploy_script.sh b/.travis/deploy_script.sh
index fee8ff44..ae534668 100755
--- a/.travis/deploy_script.sh
+++ b/.travis/deploy_script.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if [ "$TRAVIS" = "true" ]; then
     mv .env.dev.example .env
 
     echo "creating tarball"
-    tar -czf /tmp/$TAR_NAME -C $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../ * .*
+    tar -czf /tmp/$TAR_NAME -C $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../ phpvms phpvms/.*
 
     echo "running rsync"
     rsync -ahP --delete-after /tmp/$TAR_NAME downloads@phpvms.net:/var/www/downloads/