diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
index 4c5a4fcb..8e5c80f9 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ssh_upload: publish
 	scp -P $$(SSH_PORT) -r $$(OUTPUTDIR)/* $$(SSH_USER)@$$(SSH_HOST):$$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
 
 rsync_upload: publish
-	rsync -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" -P -rvz --delete $(OUTPUTDIR)/* $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
+	rsync -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" -P -rvz --delete $(OUTPUTDIR) $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
 
 dropbox_upload: publish
 	cp -r $$(OUTPUTDIR)/* $$(DROPBOX_DIR)