diff --git a/plugins/github/deploy.sh b/plugins/github/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2da1bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/github/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+environment=$1
+auto_merge=$2
+task=$3
+
+if git fetch && git diff @"{push}" --shortstat --exit-code > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		# Trigger the deployment event
+		gh api repos/:owner/:repo/deployments -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.ant-man-preview+json" \
+		--method POST -F ref=":branch" -F environment="$environment" -F auto_merge="$auto_merge" \
+    -F task="$task"
+
+		echo "Looking for active runs..." && sleep 5
+
+		# List all runs for current branch
+		branch=$(git branch --show-current)
+		run_id=$(gh run list --limit 1 | grep "$branch" | grep -v "completed" | rev | cut -f1 | rev)
+		gh run watch "$run_id"
+	else
+		echo "There is a git diff ⤴️ or no remote branch, exiting..."
+	fi;
diff --git a/plugins/github/github-deploy.mk b/plugins/github/github-deploy.mk
index 4f8062b..d0a271a 100644
--- a/plugins/github/github-deploy.mk
+++ b/plugins/github/github-deploy.mk
@@ -10,13 +10,8 @@
 AUTO_MERGE=true
 define deploy
 	@echo Checking diff local against remote
-	@if git fetch && git diff @{push} --shortstat --exit-code > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
-		gh api repos/:owner/:repo/deployments -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.ant-man-preview+json" \
-	               --method POST -F ref=":branch" -F environment="$(strip $1)" -F auto_merge=${AUTO_MERGE} \
-         	      -F task="$(strip $(if $2, $2, deploy))"; \
-		echo "Looking for active runs..." && sleep 5; \
-		gh run list --limit 1 | grep -v "completed" | rev | cut -f1 | rev | xargs gh run watch; \
-	else \
-		echo "There is a git diff ⤴️ or no remote branch, exiting..."; \
-	fi;
+	./deploy.sh \
+	$(strip $1) \
+	${AUTO_MERGE} \
+	$(strip $(if $2, $2, deploy))
 endef