diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 5adcf417fd..dbfdd7cc82 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -26,20 +26,37 @@
         },
         "production": {
             "scripts": {
-                "postdeploy": "python manage.py migrate && python manage.py load_redis_index"
+                "postdeploy": "python manage.py migrate --check && python manage.py migrate && python manage.py load_redis_index || echo 'Post-deploy failed' && exit 1"
             },
+            "buildpacks": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/cyberdelia/heroku-geo-buildpack.git"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "heroku/python"
+                }
+            ],
             "env": {
                 "DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE": {
                     "value": "config.settings.production"
                 },
                 "DATABASE_URL": {
-                    "value": "${DATABASE_URL}"
+                    "value": "${DATABASE_URL}",
+                    "required": true
                 },
                 "REDIS_URL": {
-                    "value": "${REDIS_URL}"
+                    "value": "${REDIS_URL}",
+                    "required": true
                 },
                 "CELERY_BROKER_URL": {
-                    "value": "${CELERY_BROKER_URL}"
+                    "value": "${CELERY_BROKER_URL}",
+                    "required": true
+                },
+                "LD_LIBRARY_PATH": {
+                    "value": "/app/lib"
+                },
+                "BUILD_WITH_GEO_LIBRARIES": {
+                    "value": "1"
                 }
             }
         }