diff --git a/ssh/ssh.go b/ssh/ssh.go
index 12e3e07..695275a 100644
--- a/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ type SSHContext struct {
 	SkipHostKeyCheck   bool
 }
 
+type FileTransfer struct {
+	Source      string
+	Destination string
+}
+
 func (ctx *SSHContext) Cmd(host Host, parts ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 
 	var err error
@@ -51,15 +56,20 @@ func (ctx *SSHContext) Cmd(host Host, parts ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 		return ctx.SudoCmd(host, parts...)
 	}
 
-	cmdArgs := ctx.initialSSHArgs(host)
+	cmd, cmdArgs := ctx.sshArgs(host, nil)
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, parts...)
 
-	command := exec.Command("ssh", cmdArgs...)
+	command := exec.Command(cmd, cmdArgs...)
 	return command, nil
 }
 
-func (ctx *SSHContext) initialSSHArgs(host Host) []string {
-	args := make([]string, 0)
+func (ctx *SSHContext) sshArgs(host Host, transfer *FileTransfer) (cmd string, args []string) {
+	if transfer != nil {
+		cmd = "scp"
+	} else {
+		cmd = "ssh"
+	}
+
 	if ctx.SkipHostKeyCheck {
 		args = append(args,
 			"-o", "StrictHostkeyChecking=No",
@@ -69,13 +79,18 @@ func (ctx *SSHContext) initialSSHArgs(host Host) []string {
 		args = append(args, "-i")
 		args = append(args, ctx.IdentityFile)
 	}
+	var hostAndDestination = host.GetTargetHost()
+	if transfer != nil {
+		args = append(args, transfer.Source)
+		hostAndDestination += ":" + transfer.Destination
+	}
 	if ctx.Username != "" {
-		args = append(args, ctx.Username + "@" + host.GetTargetHost())
+		args = append(args, ctx.Username+"@"+hostAndDestination)
 	} else {
-		args = append(args, host.GetTargetHost())
+		args = append(args, hostAndDestination)
 	}
 
-	return args
+	return
 }
 
 func (ctx *SSHContext) SudoCmd(host Host, parts ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ func (ctx *SSHContext) SudoCmd(host Host, parts ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmdArgs := ctx.initialSSHArgs(host)
+	cmd, cmdArgs := ctx.sshArgs(host, nil)
 
 	// normalize sudo
 	if parts[0] == "sudo" {
@@ -110,7 +125,7 @@ func (ctx *SSHContext) SudoCmd(host Host, parts ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "-p", "''", "-k", "--")
 	cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, parts...)
 
-	command := exec.Command("ssh", cmdArgs...)
+	command := exec.Command(cmd, cmdArgs...)
 	if ctx.sudoPassword != "" {
 		err := writeSudoPassword(command, ctx.sudoPassword)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -251,25 +266,17 @@ func (ctx *SSHContext) MakeTempFile(host Host) (path string, err error) {
 }
 
 func (ctx *SSHContext) UploadFile(host Host, source string, destination string) (err error) {
-	destinationAndHost := host.GetTargetHost() + ":" + destination
-
-	parts := make([]string, 0)
-	if ctx.IdentityFile != "" {
-		parts = append(parts, "-i", ctx.IdentityFile)
-	}
-	if ctx.Username != "" {
-		destinationAndHost = ctx.Username + "@" + destinationAndHost
-	}
-
-	parts = append(parts, source, destinationAndHost)
-
-	cmd := exec.Command("scp", parts...)
+	c, parts := ctx.sshArgs(host, &FileTransfer{
+		Source:      source,
+		Destination: destination,
+	})
+	cmd := exec.Command(c, parts...)
 
 	data, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		errorMessage := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Error on remote host %s:\nCouldn't upload file: %s -> %s\n\nOriginal error:\n%s",
-			host.GetTargetHost(), source, destinationAndHost, string(data),
+			host.GetTargetHost(), source, destination, string(data),
 		)
 		return errors.New(errorMessage)
 	}
@@ -304,7 +311,6 @@ func (ctx *SSHContext) MakeDirs(host Host, path string, parents bool, mode os.Fi
 	return nil
 }
 
-
 func (ctx *SSHContext) MoveFile(host Host, source string, destination string) (err error) {
 	cmd, err := ctx.SudoCmd(host, "mv", source, destination)
 	if err != nil {