diff --git a/scripts/deploy_containers.py b/scripts/deploy_containers.py
index d5e0e9f..1c50b88 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy_containers.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy_containers.py
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ def main():
   if len(deployable_containers) > 0:
     to_deploy = []
     for container in deployable_containers:
-      task_name = get_normalized_task_name(container)
-      if task_name:
-        to_deploy.append(task_name + "_deploy")
+      if "_deploy" not in container:
+        task_name = get_normalized_task_name(container)
+        if task_name:
+          to_deploy.append(task_name + "_deploy")
+        else:
+          to_deploy.append(task_name)
       
     if len(to_deploy) > 0:
       result = deploy(to_deploy)