diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index 9dd3533..7143b41 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ env.hosts = (
 
 
 def deploy():
-    local('git archive --format tar.gz -o /tmp/api.tar.gz master', capture=False)
+    branch = local('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD', capture=True)
+    local('git archive --format tar.gz -o /tmp/api.tar.gz {0}'.format(branch), capture=False)
     put('/tmp/api.tar.gz', '/tmp/api.tar.gz')
     with cd('/srv/api'):
         run('tar xzf /tmp/api.tar.gz')