diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 3078f1b..15c82b0 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def ok_failed(condition)
   end
 end
 
+## if you're deploying with github, change the default deploy to deploy_github
+desc "default deploy task"
+task :deploy => :deploy_rsync do
+end
+
 desc "generate website in output directory"
 task :default => [:generate_site, :generate_style] do
   puts ">>> Site Generating Complete! <<<\n\n"