diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index e05862b0..87720f26 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -19,13 +19,19 @@ pipeline {
     stages {
         stage('Download source code from Git') {
              steps {
-                scmVars = git(
+                git(
                    url: httpUrl,
                    credentialsId: 'gitlab-jenkins-localhost',
                    branch: 'dillon/34-jenkins-vapor'
                 )
-                commitHash = scmVars.GIT_COMMIT
-                echo commitHash
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Get Commit Message for Deployment') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    env.GIT_COMMIT_MSG = sh (script: 'git log -1 --pretty=%B ${GIT_COMMIT}', returnStdout: true).trim()
+                }
             }
         }