diff --git a/scripts/travis/ci.sh b/scripts/travis/ci.sh
index ea9c5801cb..b5d3e6f8cc 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/ci.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function init {
     git config --global user.name 'Ionotron'
     git config --global user.email hi@ionicframework.com
     export GH_ORG=driftyco
+    export RELEASE_REMOTE=origin
   else
     # For testing if we aren't on travis
     export TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER=$RANDOM
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ function init {
     export TRAVIS_BRANCH=master
     # use your github username as GH_ORG to push to, and it will push to ORG/ionic-code, etc
     export GH_ORG=ajoslin
+    export RELEASE_REMOTE=ajoslin
   fi
 }
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ function run {
   cd ../..
 
   echo "GH_ORG=$GH_ORG"
+  echo "RELEASE_REMOTE=$RELEASE_REMOTE"
   echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=$TRAVIS_BRANCH"
   echo "TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER=$TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER"
   echo "TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST=$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST"
diff --git a/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh b/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh
index 3d0be96c4b..93f92cd359 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "##############################"
+echo "# Pushing release to $RELEASE_REMOTE #"
+echo "##############################"
+
 # Inspired by AngularJS's finalize-version script
 # Run by travis when it detects a commit that changes package.json version
 
 ARG_DEFS=(
-  "[--remote=(.*)]"
   "--codename=(.*)"
   "--version=(.*)"
 )
 
-function init {
+function run {
   cd ../..
 
-  REMOTE=$REMOTE || "origin"
   CODENAME=$(readJsonProp "package.json" "codename")
 
   replaceJsonProp "bower.json" "version" "$VERSION"
@@ -26,11 +28,11 @@ function init {
   cp -Rf dist/* release
 
   git add -A
-  git commit -m "release: v$VERSION \"$CODENAME\""
+  git commit -m "finalize-release: v$VERSION \"$CODENAME\""
   git tag -f -m "v$VERSION" v$VERSION
 
-  git push $REMOTE master
-  git push -q $REMOTE v$VERSION
+  git push -q -f $RELEASE_REMOTE master
+  git push -q -f $RELEASE_REMOTE v$VERSION
 
   echo "-- v$VERSION \"$CODENAME\" pushed to ionic#master successfully!"
 }