diff --git a/script/deploy b/script/deploy
index 78f965575c..b375329c91 100755
--- a/script/deploy
+++ b/script/deploy
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ if [[ ! -f $ENV_FILE ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ -n $(git status --short) ]]; then
-  echo "Cannot deploy with uncommited changes"
+if [[ $ZED_KUBE_NAMESPACE == "production" && -n $(git status --short) ]]; then
+  echo "Cannot deploy uncommited changes to production"
   exit 1
 fi
 
 git_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-export ZED_IMAGE_ID=registry.digitalocean.com/zed/zed-server:${ZED_KUBE_NAMESPACE}-${git_sha}
+export ZED_IMAGE_ID="registry.digitalocean.com/zed/zed-server:${ZED_KUBE_NAMESPACE}-${git_sha}"
 export $(cat $ENV_FILE)
 
-docker build . --tag $ZED_IMAGE_ID
-docker push $ZED_IMAGE_ID
+docker build . --tag "$ZED_IMAGE_ID"
+docker push "$ZED_IMAGE_ID"
 
 envsubst < server/k8s/manifest.template.yml | kubectl apply -f -