diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9d2fb71..cec9484 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ before_deploy:
 deploy:
   provider: script
   skip_cleanup: true
-  script: rsync -r -c -v --delete-after --exclude '*.pem' --exclude '*.enc' --exclude '*.sh' $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/_site/ $user@$hostname:$production_path
+  script: rsync -r -c -v --delete-after --exclude-from 'ciexclude.txt' $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/_site/ $user@$hostname:$production_path
   on:
     branch: master
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index a6413d8..6c76a32 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ markdown: kramdown
 exclude:
   - README.md
   - rss.xml
+  - ciexclude.txt
   - _posts/README.md
   - assets/mockups/
   - vendor/
diff --git a/ciexclude.txt b/ciexclude.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d35aeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ciexclude.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.pem
+*.enc
+*.sh
\ No newline at end of file