diff --git a/deploy_app.sh b/deploy_app.sh
index c1a0a1eb43bae0079b1e4cb26d2c6ac11d4f023d..20a9ca10b57cff7975abc8f5bf70e9b6551c5680 100755
--- a/deploy_app.sh
+++ b/deploy_app.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 # 2022-11-24  v0.8  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>  tar -xzf without dot as 2nd param
 # 2022-11-25  v0.9  <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>  support custom phase + file per project
 # 2023-02-14  v1.0  <axel.hahn@unibe.ch>      set v1.0 (no changes) 
-# 2023-02-14  v1.1  <axel.hahn@unibe.ch>      show OK message in profile log
+# 2023-12-??  v1.1  <axel.hahn@unibe.ch>      show OK message in profile log
+# 2023-12-14  v1.2  <axel.hahn@unibe.ch>      export some vars; abort on errors
 # ======================================================================
 
 
@@ -23,8 +24,10 @@
 # CONFIG
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 cd $( dirname $0 )
-selfdir=$( /bin/pwd )
-_version=1.0
+_version=1.2
+
+export selfdir; selfdir=$( /bin/pwd )
+export profiledir
 
 tmpdir=/var/tmp/imldeployment_packages
 logdir=/var/log/imldeployment-client