diff --git a/deployment/btcpayserver/go.sh b/deployment/btcpayserver/go.sh
index bbfcb0f..f4a2051 100755
--- a/deployment/btcpayserver/go.sh
+++ b/deployment/btcpayserver/go.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 export DOCKER_HOST="ssh://ubuntu@$BTCPAY_FQDN"
 
-OPEN_URL=true
 RUN_SERVICES=true
 
 # we will re-run the btcpayserver provisioning scripts if directed to do so.
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ elif [ "$RESTORE_BTCPAY" = true ]; then
     ./restore.sh
 
     RUN_SERVICES=true
-    OPEN_URL=true
     BACKUP_BTCPAY=false
 
 elif [ "$RECONFIGURE_BTCPAY_SERVER" == true ]; then
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ elif [ "$RECONFIGURE_BTCPAY_SERVER" == true ]; then
     ./stub_btcpay_setup.sh
 
     RUN_SERVICES=true
-    OPEN_URL=true
 fi
 
 # if the script gets this far, then we grab a regular backup.
@@ -49,13 +46,6 @@ if [ "$RUN_SERVICES" = true ] && [ "$STOP_SERVICES" = false ]; then
     # The default is to resume services, though admin may want to keep services off (eg., for a migration)
     # we bring the services back up by default.
     ssh "$FQDN" "bash -c $BTCPAY_SERVER_APPPATH/btcpay-up.sh"
-
-    OPEN_URL=true
-
 fi
 
-if [ "$OPEN_URL" = true ]; then
-    if wait-for-it -t 5 "$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN:80"; then
-        xdg-open "http://$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" > /dev/null 2>&1
-    fi
-fi
+echo "FINISHED btcpayserver/go.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/deploy.sh b/deployment/deploy.sh
index 677d169..cde73dc 100755
--- a/deployment/deploy.sh
+++ b/deployment/deploy.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 set -ex
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
+LATEST_GIT_COMMIT="$(cat ../.git/refs/heads/master)"
+export LATEST_GIT_COMMIT="$LATEST_GIT_COMMIT"
+
 ./check_dependencies.sh
 
 DOMAIN_NAME=
@@ -411,21 +414,19 @@ for DOMAIN_NAME in ${OTHER_SITES_LIST//,/ }; do
     stub_site_definition
 done
 
+
 # now let's run the www and btcpay-specific provisioning scripts.
 if [ "$SKIP_WWW" = false ] && [ "$DEPLOY_BTCPAY_SERVER" = true ]; then
     bash -c "./www/go.sh"
-    ssh ubuntu@"$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" echo "$LATEST_GIT_COMMIT" > /home/ubuntu/.ss-githead
+    ssh ubuntu@"$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" "echo $LATEST_GIT_COMMIT > /home/ubuntu/.ss-githead"
 fi
 
-# 
-LATEST_GIT_COMMIT="$(cat ../.git/refs/heads/master)"
-export LATEST_GIT_COMMIT="$LATEST_GIT_COMMIT"
-
 export DOMAIN_NAME="$PRIMARY_DOMAIN"
 export SITE_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$DOMAIN_NAME"
 if [ "$SKIP_BTCPAY" = false ] && [ "$DEPLOY_BTCPAY_SERVER" = true ]; then
     bash -c "./btcpayserver/go.sh"
-    ssh ubuntu@"$BTCPAY_FQDN" echo "$LATEST_GIT_COMMIT" > /home/ubuntu/.ss-githead
+
+    ssh ubuntu@"$BTCPAY_FQDN" "echo $LATEST_GIT_COMMIT > /home/ubuntu/.ss-githead"
 fi
 
 # deploy clams wallet.
@@ -441,4 +442,3 @@ if [ "$DEPLOY_BTCPAY_SERVER" = true ]; then
 fi
 
 
-
diff --git a/deployment/deploy_vms.sh b/deployment/deploy_vms.sh
index e663108..2603b73 100755
--- a/deployment/deploy_vms.sh
+++ b/deployment/deploy_vms.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,3 @@ if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = btcpayserver ]; then
         ./btcpayserver/stub_btcpay_setup.sh
     fi
 fi
-
-
-
-ssh "$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" -- echo ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/stub_lxc_profile.sh b/deployment/stub_lxc_profile.sh
index 912d9b9..2be5849 100755
--- a/deployment/stub_lxc_profile.sh
+++ b/deployment/stub_lxc_profile.sh
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ EOF
 
 fi
 
-# first of all, if there are uncommited changes, we quit. You better stash or commit!
-# Remote VPS instances are tagged with your current git HEAD so we know which code revision
-# used when provisioning the VPS.
-LATEST_GIT_COMMIT="$(cat ../.git/refs/heads/master)"
-export LATEST_GIT_COMMIT="$LATEST_GIT_COMMIT"
-
 if [ "$LXD_HOSTNAME" = "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" ]; then
     # this is for the base image only...
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF