diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6ba3d6b..c30cf378 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
   "unpkg": "./dist/twemoji.min.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "./scripts/generate",
+    "deploy": "./scripts/deploy.sh gh-pages",
     "test": "phantomjs ./src/test/testrunner.js",
-    "prepublishOnly": "run-s build test",
-    "postpublish": "./scripts/deploy.sh gh-pages"
+    "prepublishOnly": "run-s build test deploy"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index d92b09c9..ba7b77c9 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ PUBLISH_BRANCH=$1
 VERSION=$(cat package.json | jq -r .version)
 
 git fetch --all
+git stash
+
 git checkout $PUBLISH_BRANCH
 git pull origin $PUBLISH_BRANCH
-cd "v/"
+
+pushd "v/"
 # If the folder already exists we want to repalce it
 if [ -d $VERSION ]; then
   rm -r $VERSION
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ mv -f $DIST $VERSION
 git add $VERSION
 git commit -q -m "Publish v$VERSION"
 git push origin $PUBLISH_BRANCH
-# Return to your working branch
+popd
+
 git checkout -
-cd $ROOT
\ No newline at end of file
+
+git stash apply