diff --git a/scripts/deploy.py b/scripts/deploy.py
index d80f5329af..0f877ab085 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         )
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--symlink", nargs='*', default='./config*.json', help=(
+        "--include", nargs='*', default='./config*.json', help=(
             "Symlink these files into the root of the deployed tarball. \
              Useful for config files and home pages. Supports glob syntax. \
              (Default: '%(default)s')"
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     deployer.symlink_paths = {}
 
-    for symlink in args.symlink:
-        deployer.symlink_paths.update({ os.path.basename(pth): pth for pth in glob.iglob(symlink) })
+    for include in args.include:
+        deployer.symlink_paths.update({ os.path.basename(pth): pth for pth in glob.iglob(include) })
 
     print("%r", (deployer.symlink_paths,))
 
diff --git a/scripts/redeploy.py b/scripts/redeploy.py
index e10a48c008..a43fb8a117 100755
--- a/scripts/redeploy.py
+++ b/scripts/redeploy.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import json, requests, tarfile, argparse, os, errno
 import time
 import traceback
 from urlparse import urljoin
+import glob
 
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, request, abort
 
@@ -188,15 +189,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         )
     )
 
-    def _raise(ex):
-        raise ex
-
-    # --config config.json=../../config.json --config config.localhost.json=./localhost.json
+    # --include ../../config.json ./localhost.json homepages/*
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--config", action="append", dest="configs",
-        type=lambda kv: kv.split("=", 1) if "=" in kv else _raise(Exception("Missing =")), help=(
-            "A list of configs to symlink into the extracted tarball. \
-            For example, --config config.json=../config.json config2.json=../test/config.json"
+        "--include", nargs='*', default='./config*.json', help=(
+            "Symlink these files into the root of the deployed tarball. \
+             Useful for config files and home pages. Supports glob syntax. \
+             (Default: '%(default)s')"
         )
     )
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -220,7 +218,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     deployer = Deployer()
     deployer.bundles_path = args.bundles_dir
     deployer.should_clean = args.clean
-    deployer.config_locations = dict(args.configs) if args.configs else {}
+
+    deployer.symlink_paths = {}
+
+    for include in args.include:
+        deployer.symlink_paths.update({ os.path.basename(pth): pth for pth in glob.iglob(include) })
 
 
     # we don't pgp-sign jenkins artifacts; instead we rely on HTTPS access to
@@ -234,13 +236,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         deploy_tarball(args.tarball_uri, build_dir)
     else:
         print(
-            "Listening on port %s. Extracting to %s%s. Symlinking to %s. Jenkins URL: %s. Config locations: %s" %
+            "Listening on port %s. Extracting to %s%s. Symlinking to %s. Jenkins URL: %s. Include patterns: %s" %
             (args.port,
              arg_extract_path,
              " (clean after)" if deployer.should_clean else "",
              arg_symlink,
              arg_jenkins_url,
-             deployer.config_locations,
+             deployer.symlink_paths,
             )
         )
         app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=args.port, debug=True)