That is the promise from Otago assistant coach Ryan Bambry.
Otago wrestled the Log o’ Wood off Canterbury in Christchurch at the weekend with a magical 38-36 win.
Waikato edged Taranaki 23-22 in round four to win the Shield and turned in a lacklustre display the next week, losing it to Southland 25-10.
The Stags then had the mother of all Ranfurly Shield hangovers.
They have conceded 193 points in their next three games and have plummeted to 13th in the competition standings.
Canterbury edged Tasman 31-25 in a thriller in their first defence and led Otago by 15 points in the second half until they were over-run and suffered their first defeat this season.
But Bambry is hopeful a similar fate does not await Otago, who have lost the Shield in their first defence in two of the past three tenures.
"Well, we're different this group this year from what we have been in the past," Bambry said.
"Probably an indication of that is the fact that our schedule this week has remained exactly the same.
"We trained [Monday] and had a really good day, so nothing changes in that perspective and we're determined to keep this special prize in Dunedin over the summer."
All they have to do is beat winless North Harbour in Dunedin on Saturday afternoon and they will be able to stick it in the cabinet for the remainder of the season.
North Harbour are not as terrible as their record sounds.
Northland landed a late penalty to beat them 22-21 last weekend.
They lost by one point the week before to Waikato, and Counties-Manukau beat them by three points.
Alarmingly, for Otago fans, Harbour appear to be edging closer to a breakthrough win.
"They should have at least three or four wins on the board and we are on high alert this week," Bambry said.
"They hold on to the ball for long periods, they've got some serious strike power and, probably most dangerously, they're here under no pressure and could make their season if they were to lift it, so we've got to ensure that we're right on."
There is more to play for than the Shield as well.
Otago are in second place in the NPC standings and have an opportunity to finish the round-robin in pole position.
They will need Canterbury to trip up at least once.
If they can finish in first place, they will have booked a home venue for as long as they remain alive in the playoffs.
Bambry is in his fourth year with the team and reckons there are several elements behind their improvement this season.
"When I first came in, we were very much a team of kids.
"Some of them have got a lot of games at NPC and Super Rugby level under their belts now.
"So that's one thing for sure.
"And it's probably the healthiest we've been — touch wood — in regards to injury since I've been a part of it and that is massive.
"That just means we can have our most experienced players on the park, which we haven't been able to have consistently for a number of years.
"And we’ve got some players that are really stepping up to the mark and adding some pop and influence in our team that we haven't had in previous years, so it's a culmination of a lot of things."
There is one fresh injury concern. Centre Josh Timu left the field with an elbow complaint.
Otago are waiting on the result of a scan and continue to monitor the injury.
Timu has been so reliable in the midfield, particularly on defence. He would be a loss if he cannot play, but Josh Whaanga stepped in against Canterbury when Timu went off and got a delightful offload which helped spark the fightback.
