diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 57c0aa1..f3ee97d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ install:
   - pip install mkdocs-material==0.2.4
 script:
   - mkdocs build --clean
+  - git remote add gh-pages https://$GITHUB_API_KEY@github.com/spearheadsys/issue-response-docs.git
+  - git fetch gh-pages
 after_success: |
   if [ -n "$GITHUB_API_KEY" ]; then
     cd "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR"
-    git branch -r
-    git branch -D gh-pages
-    mkdocs gh-deploy --remote-name https://$GITHUB_API_KEY@github.com/spearheadsys/issue-response-docs.git
+    mkdocs gh-deploy -v --clean --remote-name https://$GITHUB_API_KEY@github.com/spearheadsys/issue-response-docs.git
     cd "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR"
   fi
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