diff --git a/scripts/deployservice b/scripts/deployservice
index 0b038b3..2ab7280 100755
--- a/scripts/deployservice
+++ b/scripts/deployservice
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from python_on_whales import DockerClient
 
 PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY = Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
 SERVICES_DIRECTORY = PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY / "services"
-AVAILIBLE_SERVICES = list(
+AVAILABLE_SERVICES = list(
     service.name for service in SERVICES_DIRECTORY.iterdir()
 )
 
@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ class ServicesConfig:
         for server in self.servers:
             if service_name in server.services:
                 servers_matched.append(server)
-        if len(servers_matched) != 1:
-            raise ValueError("Two services with the same name found.")
+
+        if not servers_matched:
+            raise ValueError(f"Service `{service_name}` not found.")
+
+        if len(servers_matched) > 1:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Two services with the same name (`{service_name}`) found.",
+            )
 
         return servers_matched.pop()
 
@@ -79,10 +85,26 @@ def _get_service_context(service_name: str, config: ServicesConfig) -> str:
     return server_config.context
 
 
-def deploy_service(service_name: str, config: ServicesConfig) -> str:
+def deploy_service(service_name: str, config: ServicesConfig):
     context = _get_service_context(service_name, config)
+    service_dir = SERVICES_DIRECTORY / service_name
+
     docker = DockerClient(context=context)
-    return str(docker.docker_cmd)
+
+    compose_file = service_dir / "docker-compose.yml"
+    env_file = service_dir / ".env"
+
+    if not compose_file.exists():
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Service {service_name} is missing docker-compose.yml",
+        )
+
+    print(f"INFO: deploying service {service_name}")
+    docker.stack.deploy(
+        name=service_name,
+        compose_files=[compose_file],
+        env_files=[env_file] if env_file else [],
+    )
 
 
 def load_config(config_file: Path | str) -> ServicesConfig:
@@ -93,7 +115,7 @@ def load_config(config_file: Path | str) -> ServicesConfig:
 
 def _add_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
     parser.add_argument("services_file")
-    parser.add_argument("service_name", choices=AVAILIBLE_SERVICES)
+    parser.add_argument("service_name", choices=AVAILABLE_SERVICES)
 
 
 def main() -> int:
@@ -101,7 +123,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     _add_args(parser)
     parsed_args = parser.parse_args()
     config = load_config(parsed_args.services_file)
-    print(deploy_service(parsed_args.service_name, config))
+    deploy_service(parsed_args.service_name, config)
     return 0
 
 
diff --git a/services.json b/services.json
index e0e5630..4ba7b89 100644
--- a/services.json
+++ b/services.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
                 "joplin",
                 "kanboard",
                 "ntfy",
-                "uptime-kuma",
+                "uptime_kuma",
                 "usememos",
                 "authentik-ldap",
                 "heimdall"
diff --git a/services/uptime-kuma/.env.template b/services/uptime_kuma/.env.template
similarity index 100%
rename from services/uptime-kuma/.env.template
rename to services/uptime_kuma/.env.template
diff --git a/services/uptime-kuma/docker-compose.yml b/services/uptime_kuma/docker-compose.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from services/uptime-kuma/docker-compose.yml
rename to services/uptime_kuma/docker-compose.yml