diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa1b89d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+HTTPCODE=`curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://vast-cliffs-53337.herokuapp.com/`
+if [ "$HTTPCODE" -ne 200 ];then
+    echo "heroku app not responding, failing deploy"
+    exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file