diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7a2a8eba7..d9e59309a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ notifications:
     rooms:
       secure: 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
 deploy:
+- provider: heroku
+  api_key:
+    secure: Er2XHDpbwKvc0empImhEQCvSZ5o2meC3o6nGNAy3WoD3Vc2UiPxn7+OkQKYN0Bt/5BTQcYeGrsM1vDSt/pYsODCuzujkewB94NEJ/zN9hArCuYAEte/r9tAm4faaMIYBU54HAUqFOz/jYo/zzpFiznnVzGlcJXTbmgjXWBLtx5UBeb/cRyP0ErwbjIclv9rBScXiinflo4aSAhJn1sMwbh4646HCjmGm7NVLIM7sooReBHqpuH7qD1bcmssTIea2RDBhy2Qfi6jMbvlRUqPbhNMtQaZrPg6u4/3riYt61ZvrGFtHVcbprpX+IVIdYqEoDq4N0qAKkEVXu+mjfPQjk5+xFguqJ94j6mPrcW4p95SbwRMk/qXZhjOiV3N4mucghbF8dYjsFDSXf9fe7gc4NFAlQK70kS4OBGFQ3nkaHXCkLT4yvKK4vsAHMeNQrVnECHdRRPPP4y7srbQCTdfdJMnJ+tuUpkpNbj9U2DzTTGwEuGiWGwWsNU9tQ7pAftbzsD3gRy7b9iYXnriz8l7yMxN6aoIL4lV3PWi3drHuLHxPHeVnetfK/gDx55Lb5WXNeX2VZmLp9kSJx32OdKF2yhvI6uOYJKR6weTJkIYEBK9+kB5+0aOpG83Dvn8Co6I9nkdMt8CGK2UOX1X1IrgXrtIMSOkVVLPPPWqTaUiJXHg=
+  app: notifications-admin
+  on:
+    repo: alphagov/notifications-admin
+  run:
+    - python app.py db upgrade
 - provider: s3
   access_key_id: AKIAI37IS2VAC5PJHHDA
   secret_access_key: &1
diff --git a/scripts/aws_stop_app.sh b/scripts/aws_stop_app.sh
index 0a58f810c..2b90414a1 100755
--- a/scripts/aws_stop_app.sh
+++ b/scripts/aws_stop_app.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+
+function error_exit
+{
+	echo "$1" 1>&2
+	exit 0
+}
+
 echo "Stopping application"
-cd ~/notifications-admin/; 
-sudo service notifications-admin stop
\ No newline at end of file
+if sudo service notifications-admin stop; then
+    exit 0
+else
+    error_exit "Could not stop application"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file