diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index e2956bc..eb4284f 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                    echo 'deploying docker image to EC2...'
-                   def dockerComposeCmd = "docker-compose -f docker-compose.yaml up --detach"
+                   def shellCmd = "bash ./server-cmds.sh"
                    sshagent(['ec2-server-key']) {
                        sh "scp docker-compose.yaml ec2-user@35.180.251.121:/home/ec2-user"
-                       sh "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ec2-user@35.180.251.121 ${dockerComposeCmd}"
+                       sh "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ec2-user@35.180.251.121 ${shellCmd}"
                    }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/server-cmds.sh b/server-cmds.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a19f915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-cmds.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.yaml up --detach
+echo "success"
+export TEST=testvalue