diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f750c2d59ead7a9a150faa5b8a11d9e06bcfb02a..6c5676cd5f4cbb6ecb31493750f3b69a5c29d01c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ build-backend:
     - cd messagesAppBackend
     - npm install
     - npm run build
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - build/server.js
 
 deploy-backend-to-heroku:
   image: ruby:latest
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ deploy-backend-to-heroku:
     - gem install dpl
   script:
     - cd messagesAppBackend
+    - ls
     - dpl --provider=heroku --app=$HEROKU_BACKEND_APP --api-key=$HEROKU_KEY
   only:
     - master
diff --git a/messagesAppBackend/build/server.js b/messagesAppBackend/build/server.js
index 9c66fa80f24b996e88389429390811838d09103b..8c5a763e54bbeeb28c4f8e0f3aefd7f91d90d3d0 100644
--- a/messagesAppBackend/build/server.js
+++ b/messagesAppBackend/build/server.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ exports.__esModule = true;
 var express_1 = __importDefault(require("express"));
 var app = (0, express_1["default"])();
 app.get("/", function (req, res) {
-    res.send("Does this still work????");
+    res.send("And it still works??");
 });
 var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 app.listen(port);
diff --git a/messagesAppBackend/package.json b/messagesAppBackend/package.json
index 39ac83b483da2642ae1b7a182d19b1911fc64846..3b96e32cc20aac260be871b4606a5232b4f19d06 100644
--- a/messagesAppBackend/package.json
+++ b/messagesAppBackend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Back-end for my messages app program",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "tsc --build",
+    "build": "npx tsc --build",
     "start": "node build/server.js",
     "devStart": "ts-node src/server.ts",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
diff --git a/messagesAppBackend/src/server.ts b/messagesAppBackend/src/server.ts
index 4dca7e4046d385715d6c477fe045dd25ae54a3ef..82c4dfb760721588d8279a6a296f1d13fff710bb 100644
--- a/messagesAppBackend/src/server.ts
+++ b/messagesAppBackend/src/server.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const app = express()
 
 
 app.get("/", (req, res) => {
-    res.send("Does this still work????")
+    res.send("And it still works??")
 })
 
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000