diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 2441899..dc47ea6 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
             [lein-cprop "1.0.1"]
             [lein-less "1.7.5"]
             [lein-npm "0.6.2"]
+            [lein-release "1.0.5"]
             [lein-uberwar "0.2.0"]
             [migratus-lein "0.4.2"]
             [org.clojars.punkisdead/lein-cucumber "1.0.5"]]
@@ -79,6 +80,18 @@
                        [simplemde "1.11.2"]]
         :root "resources/public/js/lib"}
 
+  :release-tasks [["vcs" "assert-committed"]
+                  ["change" "version" "leiningen.release/bump-version" "release"]
+                  ["vcs" "commit"]
+                  ;; ["vcs" "tag"] -- not working, problems with secret key
+                  ["clean"]
+                  ["npm" "install"]
+                  ["ring" "uberjar"]
+                  ["docker" "build"]
+                  ["docker" "push"]
+                  ["change" "version" "leiningen.release/bump-version"]
+                  ["vcs" "commit"]]
+
   :uberwar
   {:handler youyesyet.handler/app
    :init youyesyet.handler/init
diff --git a/src/clj/youyesyet/middleware.clj b/src/clj/youyesyet/middleware.clj
index fe581a2..f813f8e 100644
--- a/src/clj/youyesyet/middleware.clj
+++ b/src/clj/youyesyet/middleware.clj
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
                 ;; (for example when using mock requests), then
                 ;; .getContextPath might not exist
                 (try (.getContextPath ^ServletContext context)
-                     (catch IllegalArgumentException _ context))
+                     (catch IllegalArgumentException err
+                       (log/warn "Failed to initialise servlet-context: " (.getMessage err))
+                       context))
                 ;; if the context is not specified in the request
                 ;; we check if one has been specified in the environment
                 ;; instead