diff --git a/deploy_app.sh b/deploy_app.sh
index 808436f4193eb6d3d459545e5f8fac5d18faa887..972a0ff2df10cd04a104eb4410e0e6bafd63d097 100755
--- a/deploy_app.sh
+++ b/deploy_app.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # 2021-11-01  v0.6  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>  save config diffs
 # 2021-11-02  v0.7  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>  delete logs keping N files
 # 2022-11-24  v0.8  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>  tar -xzf without dot as 2nd param
+# 2022-11-24  v0.9  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>  support custom phase per project
 # ======================================================================
 
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ function run_task(){
 
 
 function deploy(){
+    local dlparams
     skipmessage="SKIP: no newer download file. You can use parameter -f to force reinstall."
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -140,9 +142,13 @@ function deploy(){
 
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    header "Download ${IMLCI_PROJECT}.tgz"
+    header "Download ${IML} ${IMLCI_PROJECT}.tgz"
     typeset -i local isupdate=$defaultupdate
-    ${selfdir}/bin/getfile.sh -f ${IMLCI_PROJECT}.tgz -o ${downloadtmp}
+    
+    # getfile.sh reads phase from its cfg file - we need to add it as parameter
+    test -n "${IMLCI_PHASE}" && dlparams="$dlparams -e ${IMLCI_PHASE}"
+
+    ${selfdir}/bin/getfile.sh ${dlparams} -f ${IMLCI_PROJECT}.tgz -o ${downloadtmp}
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         echo Download failed.
         echo Repeating request with debug param -d to get the error...