diff --git a/deploy/pull_and_build.sh b/deploy/pull_and_build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ba4e754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/pull_and_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+git pull --rebase
+
+cd backend
+make clean
+make RELEASE=1
+cd ..
+
diff --git a/deploy/redeploy.sh b/deploy/redeploy_as_root.sh
similarity index 71%
rename from deploy/redeploy.sh
rename to deploy/redeploy_as_root.sh
index d291c69..2a71287 100755
--- a/deploy/redeploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/redeploy_as_root.sh
@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@ set +e
 fuser -k 8080/tcp
 set -e
 
-git pull --rebase
-
-cd backend
-make clean
-make RELEASE=1
-cd ..
+su host -c 'sh deploy/pull_and_build.sh'
 
 sh deploy/install_service.sh