diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 45ff24b..475309c 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -36,20 +36,18 @@ echo "Versions match in readme.txt and $MAINFILE. Let's proceed..."
 
 if git show-ref --tags --quiet --verify -- "refs/tags/$NEWVERSION1"
 	then 
-		echo "Version $NEWVERSION1 already exists as git tag. Exiting...."; 
-		exit 1; 
+		echo "Version $NEWVERSION1 already exists as git tag."; 
 	else
 		echo "Git version does not exist. Let's proceed..."
+		cd $GITPATH
+		echo -e "Enter a commit message for this new version: \c"
+		read COMMITMSG
+		git commit -am "$COMMITMSG"
+		
+		echo "Tagging new version in git"
+		git tag -a "$NEWVERSION1" -m "Tagging version $NEWVERSION1"
 fi
 
-cd $GITPATH
-echo -e "Enter a commit message for this new version: \c"
-read COMMITMSG
-git commit -am "$COMMITMSG"
-
-echo "Tagging new version in git"
-git tag -a "$NEWVERSION1" -m "Tagging version $NEWVERSION1"
-
 echo "Pushing latest commit to origin, with tags"
 git push origin master
 git push origin master --tags
@@ -82,4 +80,4 @@ svn commit --username=$SVNUSER -m "Tagging version $NEWVERSION1"
 echo "Removing temporary directory $SVNPATH"
 rm -fr $SVNPATH/
 
-echo "*** FIN ***"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "*** FIN ***"