diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/student_teams/UpdateBranchProtection.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/student_teams/UpdateBranchProtection.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41636b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/student_teams/UpdateBranchProtection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.controllers.courses.entity.student_teams;
+
+import nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model.Course;
+import nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model.people.teams.StudentTeam;
+import nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.model.repositories.CourseRepository;
+import nl.andrewlalis.teaching_assistant_assistant.util.github.GithubManager;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Updates branch protection for all student repositories in a given course.
+ */
+@Controller
+public class UpdateBranchProtection {
+
+    private CourseRepository courseRepository;
+
+    protected UpdateBranchProtection(CourseRepository courseRepository) {
+        this.courseRepository = courseRepository;
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping("/courses/{code}/student_teams/branch_protection_update")
+    public String get(@PathVariable String code) {
+        Optional<Course> optionalCourse = this.courseRepository.findByCode(code);
+        optionalCourse.ifPresent(course -> {
+            GithubManager manager;
+            try {
+                manager = new GithubManager(course.getApiKey());
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for (StudentTeam team : course.getStudentTeams()) {
+                try {
+                    manager.updateBranchProtection(course.getGithubOrganizationName(), team.getGithubRepositoryName(), team.getAssignedTeachingAssistantTeam().getGithubTeamName());
+                    System.out.println("Updated branch protection for repository " + team.getGithubRepositoryName());
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                    System.err.println("Error occurred while trying to enable branch protection for repository " + team.getId());
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        return "redirect:/courses/{code}/student_teams";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/students/InviteAllToRepository.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/students/InviteAllToRepository.java
index 4a791d3..bfa2703 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/students/InviteAllToRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/controllers/courses/entity/students/InviteAllToRepository.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class InviteAllToRepository {
                     System.out.println("\tInvited " + username);
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     //e.printStackTrace();
-                    System.err.println("Could not add " + username + " to repository " + fullRepositoryName);
+                    System.err.println("Could not add " + username + " to repository " + fullRepositoryName + ": " + e.getMessage());
                     failedNames.add(username);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/util/github/GithubManager.java b/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/util/github/GithubManager.java
index 98ab14a..0d84d88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/util/github/GithubManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/andrewlalis/teaching_assistant_assistant/util/github/GithubManager.java
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClientBuilder;
 import org.kohsuke.github.*;
 
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.io.*;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates much of the github functionality that is needed.
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ public class GithubManager {
         protectionBuilder.includeAdmins(false);
         protectionBuilder.restrictPushAccess();
         protectionBuilder.teamPushAccess(adminTeam);
-        protectionBuilder.addRequiredChecks("ci/circleci");
+        protectionBuilder.addRequiredChecks("ci/circleci: build");
         protectionBuilder.enable();
     }
 
@@ -188,7 +187,9 @@ public class GithubManager {
             HttpResponse response = client.execute(put);
 
             if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 201) {
-                throw new IOException("Error adding collaborator via url " + url + " : " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() + " " + response.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase());
+                String content = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent()))
+                        .lines().collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+                throw new IOException("Error adding collaborator via url " + url + " : " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() + " " + response.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase() + "\n" + content);
             }
         } catch (JsonProcessingException | UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -199,4 +200,26 @@ public class GithubManager {
         team.add(repository, GHOrganization.Permission.ADMIN);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates branch protection for a given repository. That is, removes old branch protection and reinstates it to
+     * follow updated circleci conventions.
+     * @param organizationName The name of the organization.
+     * @param repositoryName The name of the repository.
+     * @param teamName The name of the team responsible for this repository.
+     * @throws IOException If an error occurs with any actions.
+     */
+    public void updateBranchProtection(String organizationName, String repositoryName, String teamName) throws IOException {
+        GHOrganization organization = this.github.getOrganization(organizationName);
+        GHRepository repository = organization.getRepository(repositoryName);
+        GHTeam team = organization.getTeamByName(teamName);
+
+        repository.getBranch("master").disableProtection();
+        GHBranchProtectionBuilder builder = repository.getBranch("master").enableProtection();
+        builder.includeAdmins(false);
+        builder.restrictPushAccess();
+        builder.teamPushAccess(team);
+        builder.addRequiredChecks("ci/circleci: build");
+        builder.enable();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/courses/entity/student_teams.html b/src/main/resources/templates/courses/entity/student_teams.html
index 12dcbab..1f0c2b3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/courses/entity/student_teams.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/courses/entity/student_teams.html
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
     <div class="sidebar_block">
         <a th:href="@{/courses/{code}/student_teams/generate_repositories(code=${course.getCode()})}">Generate Repositories</a>
     </div>
+    <div class="sidebar_block">
+        <a th:href="@{/courses/{code}/student_teams/branch_protection_update(code=${course.getCode()})}">Update Branch Protection</a>
+    </div>
     <div class="sidebar_block">
         <a th:href="@{/courses/{code}/student_teams/export(code=${course.getCode()})}">Export</a>
     </div>