diff --git a/scripts/post_worker.py b/scripts/post_worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4994b382d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/post_worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import tarfile
+import os
+import shutil
+
+full_path = os.path.realpath(__file__)
+source_dir = full_path.replace("scripts/post_worker.py", "reports/")
+output_filename = full_path.replace("post_worker.py", "reports.tar.gz")
+
+print "source dir:", source_dir
+
+count = 0
+
+# walk through every subdirectory & add the folder if it is not empty
+with tarfile.open(output_filename, "w:gz") as tar:
+    for (path, dirs, files) in os.walk(source_dir):
+        if len(files) > 0:
+            print "tarring:", path
+            tar.add(path, arcname=os.path.basename(path))
+            count += 1
+
+tar.close()
+
+file_dest = os.environ['HOME'] + '/results/' + os.environ['TDDIUM_SESSION_ID'] + '/session/reports.tar.gz'
+
+# if the tar file is not empty, copy it to the proper place
+if count > 0:
+    shutil.copyfile(output_filename, file_dest)
+    print "done copying file"
+
+print "TDDIUM_SESSION_ID:", os.environ['TDDIUM_SESSION_ID']
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diff --git a/tddium.yml b/tddium.yml
index 873da74eb2..98a33737af 100644
--- a/tddium.yml
+++ b/tddium.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ tddium:
     :pre_setup: "virtualenv $HOME/python-env && $HOME/python-env/bin/pip install -r requirements/edx/paver.txt && $HOME/python-env/bin/pip install -r requirements/edx/pre.txt && $HOME/python-env/bin/pip install -r requirements/edx/base.txt && $HOME/python-env/bin/pip install -r requirements/edx/github.txt && $HOME/python-env/bin/pip install -r requirements/edx/local.txt && $HOME/python-env/bin/pip install -r requirements/edx/post.txt"
     :post_build: 'for i in $(find test_root/log -name *.png); do cp -R $i $HOME/results/$TDDIUM_SESSION_ID/session/; echo "copying file $i"; done'
     # :post_build: "paver coverage; paver bokchoy_coverage; for i in $(find reports -name cover); do cp -R $i $HOME/results/$TDDIUM_SESSION_ID/session/; done"
+    :post_worker: 'python ./scripts/post_worker.py'
   :cache:
     :key_paths:
       - requirements/edx/paver.txt