diff --git a/test-dragon-bot.sh b/test-dragon-bot.sh
index 1867bc89..c26395ec 100755
--- a/test-dragon-bot.sh
+++ b/test-dragon-bot.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+# Add the git hooks to the local repo. This prevents pushes on master
+SCRIPTDIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+HOOKDIR="$SCRIPTDIR/.git/hooks"
+SCRIPT="$HOOKDIR/pre-push"
+cat << EOF > $SCRIPT
+#!/bin/bash
+protected_branch='master'
+# check each branch being pushed
+while read local_ref local_sha remote_ref remote_sha
+do
+  remote_branch=$(echo $remote_ref | sed -e 's,.*/\(.*\),\1,')
+  if [ $protected_branch = $remote_branch ]
+  then
+      echo "ABORT PUSH: Not allowed to push directly to $protected_branch. Use --no-verify to force."
+      exit 1 # push will not execute
+  fi
+done
+exit 0
+EOF
+
+chmod +x $SCRIPT
+
 # Remove the running container so we cna re-use the container name 'dragon-bot'
 printf "\n[-] Deleting old dragon-bot container from system\n"
 docker rm -f dragon-bot-test