diff --git a/deploy-server/deploy.js b/deploy-server/deploy.js
index d254c26344..a33b81ed61 100644
--- a/deploy-server/deploy.js
+++ b/deploy-server/deploy.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ const { resolve } = require('path')
 const fs = require('mz/fs')
 const GitHubApi = require('github')
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken')
+const logger = console
 
 const { ZEIT_TOKEN, GH_KEY } = process.env
 
 module.exports = async (pullRequestId, tarballName) => {
-  // Extract the static ap
+  // Extract the static app
+  logger.log(`${pullRequestId}=> moving the tarball`)
   await fs.mkdir(`/tmp/${tarballName}`)
   await fs.rename(
     `/tmp/${tarballName}.tar.gz`,
@@ -18,15 +20,16 @@ module.exports = async (pullRequestId, tarballName) => {
     cwd: `/tmp/${tarballName}`
   }
 
+  logger.log(`${pullRequestId}=> extracting the tarball`)
   await exec('tar xzf app.tar.gz', execOptions)
 
   // Deploy it to now
   const nowPath = resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/.bin/now')
-  await exec(`${nowPath} switch zeit -t ${ZEIT_TOKEN}`, execOptions)
-  const nowApp = await exec(
-    `${nowPath} -n zeit-docs -t ${ZEIT_TOKEN} out`,
-    execOptions
-  )
+
+  logger.log(`${pullRequestId}=> deploy the app`)
+  const nowApp = await exec(`${nowPath} -p -n zeit-docs -t ${ZEIT_TOKEN}`, {
+    cwd: `${execOptions.cwd}/out`
+  })
 
   const deployUrl = nowApp.stdout
 
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = async (pullRequestId, tarballName) => {
   })
 
   const key = Buffer.from(GH_KEY, 'base64').toString('utf8')
+  logger.log(`${pullRequestId}=> get the github token`)
   const token = await getToken(github, key, 3412, 36421)
 
   github.authenticate({
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ module.exports = async (pullRequestId, tarballName) => {
     token
   })
 
+  logger.log(`${pullRequestId}=> create the deploy comment`)
   await github.issues.createComment({
     owner: 'zeit',
     repo: 'docs',
diff --git a/deploy-server/package.json b/deploy-server/package.json
index 4a07f2ab77..9678bbf8e0 100644
--- a/deploy-server/package.json
+++ b/deploy-server/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "github": "^9.2.0",
-    "now": "^7.1.1"
+    "now": "^8.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/deploy-server/server.js b/deploy-server/server.js
index 38d18dd5fc..709cdba9f8 100644
--- a/deploy-server/server.js
+++ b/deploy-server/server.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ app.post('/deploy/:pullRequestId', (req, res) => {
         res.send('SUCCESS')
       })
       .catch(error => {
+        logger.error(error.stack)
         return res.status(500).send(error)
       })
   })
diff --git a/deploy-server/yarn.lock b/deploy-server/yarn.lock
index 95b112e928..5ecdce8836 100644
--- a/deploy-server/yarn.lock
+++ b/deploy-server/yarn.lock
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ netrc@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/netrc/-/netrc-0.1.4.tgz#6be94fcaca8d77ade0a9670dc460914c94472444"
 
-now@^7.1.1:
-  version "7.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/now/-/now-7.4.0.tgz#2da0d236fd6d6d9277e9c5cf4ba87ea455788627"
+now@^8.1.0:
+  version "8.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/now/-/now-8.1.0.tgz#c947b48652c27b9cf888958f07244e8595e09767"
 
 object-assign@^4.0.1:
   version "4.1.1"