diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e04f7d6..eb46931 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ ifdef DEPLOY_HOSTS
 	@- echo "\n### uploading files"
 	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
 		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "mkdir -p $(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME)"; \
-		rsync -rav $(cat .rsync) $(cat .rsync_$(host)) --exclude '*~' --exclude '.git*' --exclude '*.swp' . $(SSH_USER)@$(host):$(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME); \
+		rsync_xtra=`cat .rsync`; \
+		rsync_xtra_host=`cat .rsync_$(host)`; \
+		param="-ravv"; \
+		param="$$param $$rsync_xtra"; \
+		param="$$param $$rsync_xtra_host"; \
+		param="$$param . --exclude '*~' --exclude '.git*' --exclude '*.swp' $(SSH_USER)@$(host):$(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME)"; \
+		eval rsync $$param; \
 		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME) && chmod o-r .env secrets*"; \
 	)
 endif