diff --git a/build b/build
index c7a8fb61d..c6247c593 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if [ ! -z "$PACKAGE" ]; then
   GEM_SERVER=http://localhost:9000/gems
 
   # if still going, then push all debs up
-  if [[ "$GIT_BRANCH" == *develop* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *master* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *release* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *feature* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *hotfix* ]]; then
+  if [[ "$GIT_BRANCH" == *develop* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *master* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *release* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *feature* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == *hotfix* || "$GIT_BRANCH" == "promised_based_api_interation" ]]; then
 
       echo ""
       echo "PUSHING WEB"
diff --git a/pb/build_rprotoc b/pb/build_rprotoc
index f4c5555b1..84f8ebd66 100755
--- a/pb/build_rprotoc
+++ b/pb/build_rprotoc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ RUBY_OUT=$TARGET/ruby
 command -v "bundle" || { echo >&2 "bundle is required but not installed.  Skipping ruby protocol buffers."; exit 0; }
 
 # creates a bin folder with 'rprotoc' command inside
+#echo "skipping creation of binstubs as it breaks bin/ruby-protoc invocation below"
+rm Gemfile.lock
 bundle install --binstubs 
 
 # die on error at this point