diff --git a/lib/tasks/mrsk/app.rake b/lib/tasks/mrsk/app.rake
index 5bc77bfc..0541c66d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mrsk/app.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mrsk/app.rake
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ app = Mrsk::Commands::App.new(MRSK_CONFIG)
 
 namespace :mrsk do
   namespace :app do
-    desc "Build and push app image to servers"
+    desc "Deliver a newly built app image to the servers"
+    task deliver: %i[ push pull ]
+
+    desc "Build locally and push app image to the registry"
     task :push do
-      run_locally             { execute app.push }
+      run_locally { execute app.push } unless ENV["SKIP_PUSH"]
+    end
+
+    desc "Pull app image from the registry onto servers"
+    task :pull do
       on(MRSK_CONFIG.servers) { execute app.pull }
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake b/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake
index 90d75a6c..52ccb8a4 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mrsk/mrsk.rake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace :mrsk do
   task fresh: [ "server:bootstrap", "registry:login", "app:deliver", "traefik:start", "app:start" ]
 
   desc "Push the latest version of the app, ensure Traefik is running, then restart app"
-  task deploy: [ "registry:login", "app:push", "traefik:start", "app:restart" ]
+  task deploy: [ "registry:login", "app:deliver", "traefik:start", "app:restart" ]
 
   desc "Display information about Traefik and app containers"
   task info: [ "traefik:info", "app:info" ]