diff --git a/lib/commands/deploy_endpoint.js b/lib/commands/deploy_endpoint.js
index 5099274e9..905f961af 100644
--- a/lib/commands/deploy_endpoint.js
+++ b/lib/commands/deploy_endpoint.js
@@ -463,7 +463,13 @@ ApiDeployer.prototype._buildEndpoints = Promise.method(function() {
         .then(_this._createEndpointMethod)
         .then(_this._createEndpointIntegration)
         .then(_this._createEndpointMethodResponses)
-        .then(_this._createEndpointMethodIntegResponses);
+        .then(_this._createEndpointMethodIntegResponses)
+        .then(function() {
+
+          // Clean-up hack
+          // TODO figure out how "apig" temp property is being written to the awsm's json and remove that
+          if (endpoint.apiGateway.apig) delete endpoint.apiGateway.apig;
+        });
   });
 });