diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index e89f41c..0de2d18 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,40 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-echo "[+] Starting the deployment script"
+AUTOREMOVE=false
+VOLUME_PATH="./data" # Local path to the volume's mount point
+
+while getopts ":hy" opt
+do
+    case "$opt" in
+        h)
+            echo "Usage: $0 [-y]"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        y)
+            echo -e "[+] Automatically removing all containers with the same tag (if any)\n"
+            AUTOREMOVE=true
+            ;;
+        *)
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 ! command -v docker &> /dev/null && echo "[!] Docker could not be found, exiting..." && exit 1
 
 # Building with '--no-cache' ensures a fresh build will always be used
-echo -e "\n[+] Building the Docker image without caching..."
+echo -e "[+] Building the Docker image without caching...\n"
 docker build --no-cache -t chainmapper .
 
 [ ! -d "./data" ] && mkdir data && echo -e "\n[+] Created the default volume directory 'data'"
 
 OLD_ID=$(docker ps -a -q -f name="chainmapper-prod")
 
-if [ "$OLD_ID" ]
+if [ "$OLD_ID" ] && [ "$AUTOREMOVE" = true ]
+then
+    echo -e "\n[+] Removing existing container with the same tag ($OLD_ID)"
+    docker rm "$OLD_ID" &> /dev/null
+elif [ "$OLD_ID" ]
 then
     read -p "[?] Existing container found with id '$OLD_ID', do you want to remove it? " -n 1 -r
     [[ "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || (echo "[!] Exiting..." && exit 0)
@@ -20,4 +42,4 @@ then
 fi
 
 echo -e "\n[+] Deploying the container with 'docker run' ('data' as the volume)..."
-docker run -it --restart unless-stopped -v ./data:/app/data --name chainmapper-prod -d chainmapper
+docker run -it --restart unless-stopped -v $VOLUME_PATH:/app/data --name chainmapper-prod -d chainmapper