diff --git a/.github/workflows/beta.yml b/.github/workflows/beta.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3aa0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/beta.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# The following script assumes the following:
+#
+# Depencencies installed on the destination machine: npm, node, pm2, tsc
+# * `~/hampalyzer` is this cloned repo in the user's home directory
+# * `pm2 start dist/index.js --name hampalyzer` was previously run
+
+name: Deploy Hampalyzer BETA
+
+# Controls when the action will run.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ db-cleanup, beta ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+    steps:
+    - name: deploy script
+      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
+      with:
+        host: ${{ secrets.BETA_SERVER_NAME }}
+        username: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.BETA_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }}
+        script: |
+          cd ~/hampalyzer
+          git reset --hard origin/master
+          git pull origin master
+          npm install
+          tsc
+          cp -rfL ~/hampalyzer/frontend/* -t /var/www/beta.hampalyzer.com/html
+          cp -rf ~/hampalyzer/parsedlogs/assets/ -t /var/www/beta.hampalyzer.com/html/
+          cd ~/hampalyzer/dist
+          pm2 restart hampalyzer -- server parsedlogs /var/www/beta.hampalyzer.com/html --reparse
+
diff --git a/src/database.ts b/src/database.ts
index fbdcfc7..58ffc7b 100644
--- a/src/database.ts
+++ b/src/database.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class DB {
 
         await this.query('TRUNCATE TABLE match');
         await this.query('TRUNCATE TABLE event RESTART IDENTITY');
-        await this.query('TRUNCATE TABLE player RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE');
+        // await this.query('TRUNCATE TABLE player RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE'); // no need to truncate this
 
         return logs;
     }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class DB {
                 message: "Expected one row from DB when querying for duplicates"
             });
 
-        return result[0].cnt !== 0;
+        return result[0].cnt != 0;
     }
 
     /** Returns a unique log name */
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class DB {
             });
 
 
-        if (hasName[0].cnt === 0)
+        if (hasName[0].cnt == 0)
             return parse_name;
 
         // otherwise, add some junk
@@ -246,17 +246,19 @@ export class DB {
     private async saveTeams(client: pg.PoolClient, players: TeamComposition<OutputPlayer>, logId: number, playerMapping: Record<string, number>): Promise<void> {
         for (const team in players) {
             const teamPlayers = players[team] as OutputPlayer[];
-            for (const player of teamPlayers) {
-                const playerId = playerMapping[player.steamID];
-
-                client.query(
-                    `INSERT INTO match(logid, playerid, team) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)`,
-                    [
-                        logId,
-                        playerId,
-                        +team
-                    ]
-                );
+            if (teamPlayers != null) {
+                for (const player of teamPlayers) {
+                    const playerId = playerMapping[player.steamID];
+
+                    client.query(
+                        `INSERT INTO match(logid, playerid, team) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)`,
+                        [
+                            logId,
+                            playerId,
+                            +team
+                        ]
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
     }