diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1c602f566..492422619 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,14 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Arch --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Arch
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Arch --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Arch --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 16.04 home"
@@ -41,14 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 16.04 home PETSc [Job failure permitted]"
@@ -56,14 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 16.04.sudo"
@@ -71,14 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 18.04.home"
@@ -86,14 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 18.04.sudo"
@@ -101,14 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 18.04.sudo.mpich [Job failure permitted]"
@@ -116,14 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - stage: Building preCICE
       name: "Ubuntu 18.04.package"
@@ -131,14 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --precice precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_precice.py --dockerfile precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[Build preCICE on fork] Using cached version"
       if: fork = true
@@ -152,125 +96,62 @@ jobs:
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.su2-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.su2-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.su2-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.su2-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[16.04] CalculiX adapter"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[16.04] deal.ii adapter"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.dealii-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.dealii-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.dealii-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.dealii-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[16.04] OpenFOAM adapter"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[18.04] OpenFOAM adapter"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter.Ubuntu1804 --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter.Ubuntu1804
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter.Ubuntu1804 --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter.Ubuntu1804 --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[18.04] FEniCS adapter"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.fenics-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.fenics-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.fenics-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.fenics-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[18.04] Code_Aster adapter"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.codeaster-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.codeaster-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.codeaster-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1804 --precice-installation home --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[16.04] OpenFOAM adapter [PETSc] [Job failure permitted]"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.openfoam-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
     - name: "[16.04] CalculiX adapter [PETSc] [Job failure permitted]"
       if: fork = false
       script:
         - python build_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
         - python push.py --adapter adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter
-      deploy:
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        provider: script
-        on:
-          all_branches: true
-        script: >-
-          echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin &&
-          python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
+        - echo $DOCKER_PASSWORD | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin && python push_adapter.py --dockerfile adapters/Dockerfile.calculix-adapter --operating-system ubuntu1604 --precice-installation home --petsc yes --docker-username $DOCKER_USERNAME
 
 
     - name: "[Build adapters on fork] Using cached version"
diff --git a/push_adapter.py b/push_adapter.py
index 0f843a85e..bd4547bfa 100644
--- a/push_adapter.py
+++ b/push_adapter.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import argparse, docker
 import system_testing
 import os
-                           
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Parsing flags
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Push local adapter image to Docker Hub.')
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
 
     tag = system_testing.compose_tag(args.docker_username, adapter_name, features, args.branch)
 
+    # TravisCI dependent behaviour:
+    #   - If $TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT exists (i.e. we are running in a TravisCI job),
+    #       then check if errors occured while building the image. This is indicated
+    #       by TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT being equal to 1. We then abort the push.
+    #   - If it doesn't, ignore this check and push image normally.
+    if "TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT" in os.environ:
+        if os.environ["TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT"] == '1':
+            print("The TravisCI script failed at a previous command! No image will be pushed.")
+            exit(1)
+
     docker.push_image(tag=tag,
                       namespace="")
-                       
diff --git a/push_precice.py b/push_precice.py
index b2bba3dcd..0b08f816b 100644
--- a/push_precice.py
+++ b/push_precice.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import argparse, docker
 import system_testing
 import os
-                           
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Parsing flags
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Build local preCICE image to Docker Hub.')
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@
         features["petsc"] = "yes"
 
     tag = system_testing.compose_tag(args.docker_username, "precice", features, args.branch)
+
+    # TravisCI dependent behaviour:
+    #   - If $TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT exists (i.e. we are running in a TravisCI job),
+    #       then check if errors occured while building the image. This is indicated
+    #       by TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT being equal to 1. We then abort the push.
+    #   - If it doesn't, ignore this check and push image normally.
+    if "TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT" in os.environ:
+        if os.environ["TRAVIS_TEST_RESULT"] == '1':
+            print("The TravisCI script failed at a previous command! No image will be pushed.")
+            exit(1)
+
     docker.push_image(tag=tag,
                       namespace="")
-                       
diff --git a/system_testing.py b/system_testing.py
index 0f6224cc6..18c885f9e 100644
--- a/system_testing.py
+++ b/system_testing.py
@@ -222,11 +222,7 @@ def compose_tag(docker_username, base, features, branch):
     parser.add_argument('-l', '--local', action='store_true', help="Use local preCICE image (default: use remote image)")
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--systemtest', type=str, help="Choose system tests you want to use",
                         choices = common.get_tests(), required = True)
-    parser.add_argument('-b', '--branch', help="preCICE branch to use", default="develop")  # make sure that branch corresponding to system tests branch is used, if no branch is explicitly specified. If we are testing a pull request, will test against develop by default.
-# Usage of the branch argument:
-#   When on a PR, this will by default use the develop versions of preCICE and adapter images.
-#   This makes it easier to experiment with tests, which are most commonly addressed by PRs
-#   (otherwise you would need to also create preCICE and adapter images for your branch which are only different in name)
+    parser.add_argument('-b', '--branch', help="preCICE branch to use", default=os.environ["TRAVIS_BRANCH"] if ("TRAVIS_BRANCH" in os.environ and os.environ["TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST"] == "false") else (os.environ["TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH"] if ("TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH" in os.environ) else "develop"))  # make sure that branch corresponding to system tests branch is used, if no branch is explicitly specified. If we are testing a pull request, make sure to test agains branch from which PR originated.
     parser.add_argument('-f', '--force_rebuild', nargs='+', help="Force rebuild of variable parts of docker image",
                         default = [], choices  = ["precice", "tests"])
     parser.add_argument('--base', type=str,help="Base preCICE image to use",
diff --git a/trigger_systemtests.py b/trigger_systemtests.py
index 4594f8627..a467be420 100644
--- a/trigger_systemtests.py
+++ b/trigger_systemtests.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def generate_failure_callback():
     parser.add_argument('--st-branch',  type=str, help="Used branch of systemtests", default='develop' )
     parser.add_argument('--adapter', type=str, help="Adapter for which you want to trigger systemtests",
               required=True, choices = adapters_info.keys() )
-    parser.add_argument('--output', help="Enable output for the triggered tests", action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help="Enable output for the triggered tests", action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--failure', help="Whether to trigger normal or failure build",
               action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument('--wait', help='Whether exit only when the triggered build succeeds',