diff --git a/.travis/deploy_script.sh b/.travis/deploy_script.sh
index 775c9dfc..47140083 100755
--- a/.travis/deploy_script.sh
+++ b/.travis/deploy_script.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ if [ "$TRAVIS" = "true" ]; then
 
     echo "creating tarball"
     cd /tmp
-    tar -czf $TAR_NAME -C $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../ phpvms phpvms/.*
+    #tar -czf $TAR_NAME -C $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../ phpvms phpvms/.*
+    git archive --format=tar --prefix=phpvms/ --output=$TAR_NAME HEAD $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/phpvms/
 
     echo "running rsync"
     rsync -ahP --delete-after /tmp/$TAR_NAME downloads@phpvms.net:/var/www/downloads/