diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e4cb04b..c1a1f29 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ build:
 
 .deploy: &deploy
   stage: deploy
-  variables:
-    BUTLER: "$HOME/bin/butler"
-  script:
-  - $BUTLER push $BUILD_DIR $ITCH_USER/$ITCH_GAME:$ITCH_TRACK
   dependencies:
   - build
 
@@ -34,4 +30,7 @@ deploy-dev:
   variables:
     ITCH_USER: "cyndrdev"
     ITCH_GAME: "revival-internal-track"
-    ITCH_TRACK: "windows-unstable"
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+    ITCH_TRACK: "windows-unstable"
+  script:
+  - chmod +x ./ci/deploy.sh
+  - ./ci/deploy.sh $BUILD_DIR $ITCH_USER $ITCH_GAME $ITCH_TRACK
diff --git a/ci/deploy.sh b/ci/deploy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ed5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+builddir=$1
+itchuser=$2
+itchgame=$3
+itchtrack=$4
+butler=$(which butler)
+
+$butler push $builddir "$itchuser/$itchgame:$itchtrack"
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