diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a1b183d9..60db788d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ jobs:
       - run: helm init --client-only
       # Only actually publish charts on master.
       - run: |
+          set -x
           if [ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" = "master" ]; then
-           echo 'export GIT_PUSH=true' >> $BASH_ENV 
+            export GIT_PUSH=true
+          else 
+            export GIT_PUSH=false
           fi
-      - run: sh ./scripts/publish.sh
+          sh ./scripts/publish.sh
 workflows:
   version: 2
   workflow:
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 08e3b47a..3f860547 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ Checklist:
 * [ ] Any new values are backwards compatible and/or have sensible default.
 * [ ] I have followed the testing instructions in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-helm/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 * [ ] I have signed the CLA and the build is green.
+* [ ] I will test my changes again once merged to master and published.
+
+Changes are automatically published when merged to `master`. They are not published on branches.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 8b943495..40c5e66c 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -eux
 
 SRCROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-GIT_PUSH=${GIT_PUSH:-true}
+GIT_PUSH=${GIT_PUSH:-false}
 
 rm -rf $SRCROOT/output && git clone -b gh-pages git@github.com:argoproj/argo-helm.git $SRCROOT/output