diff --git a/gitops_router.sh b/gitops_router.sh
index 3ceffb0..b874968 100644
--- a/gitops_router.sh
+++ b/gitops_router.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ logO() {
 logO info "Received SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND: $SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND"
 
 if [[ "${SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND:-}" == "scp -t $ALLOWED_PATH" ]]; then
-  eval "$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND"
+  exec scp -t "ALLOWED_PATH"
   exit
 fi