diff --git a/gitops_router.sh b/gitops_router.sh
index 3471452..a21250e 100644
--- a/gitops_router.sh
+++ b/gitops_router.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ log() {
 
 log info "Received SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND: $SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND"
 
+if [[ "${SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND:-}" == "scp -t $ALLOWED_PATH" ]]; then
+  eval "$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND"
+  exit
+fi
+
 # Ensure the variable is set
 if [[ -z "${SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND:-}" ]]; then
   log error "No SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND provided."
@@ -88,8 +93,7 @@ status)
   podman images
   ;;
 scp)
-  log info "Accepting scp upload to $ALLOWED_PATH"
-  [[ "${args}" == "-t $ALLOWED_PATH" ]] && eval "$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND" || log error "Invalid scp upload path: $args"
+  log error "Invalid scp upload path: $args"
   ;;
 *)
   log error "Unknown command: $command"