diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d85ed2..dbd8c5a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ require (
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	git.sr.ht/~rockorager/vaxis v0.10.3 // indirect
 	github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom v0.0.0-20190825152654-46b345b51c96 // indirect
+	github.com/DavidGamba/go-getoptions v0.29.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.3 // indirect
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/flatbuffers v23.1.21+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240711041743-f6c9dda6c6da // indirect
+	github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.3.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 29703c1..eadbfe8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ github.com/AndreasBriese/bbloom v0.0.0-20190825152654-46b345b51c96/go.mod h1:bOv
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2/go.mod h1:CxXYINrC8qIiEnFrOxCa7Jy5BFHlXnUU2pbicEuybxQ=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
+github.com/DavidGamba/go-getoptions v0.29.0 h1:cU8MjOyfAyPZke4hrgEuiGBJHS9PFYPAHve2fhDhdDk=
+github.com/DavidGamba/go-getoptions v0.29.0/go.mod h1:zE97E3PR9P3BI/HKyNYgdMlYxodcuiC6W68KIgeYT84=
 github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1 h1:5nUrii3FMTL5diU80unEVvNevw1nH4+ZV4DSLVJLSYI=
 github.com/Masterminds/goutils v1.1.1/go.mod h1:8cTjp+g8YejhMuvIA5y2vz3BpJxksy863GQaJW2MFNU=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.1.1/go.mod h1:VPu/7SZ7ePZ3QOrcuXROw5FAcLl4a0cBrbBpGY/8hQs=
@@ -441,6 +443,8 @@ github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240711041743-f6c9dda6c6da/go.mod h1:K1liHPHnj73
 github.com/google/renameio v0.1.0/go.mod h1:KWCgfxg9yswjAJkECMjeO8J8rahYeXnNhOm40UhjYkI=
 github.com/google/s2a-go v0.1.8 h1:zZDs9gcbt9ZPLV0ndSyQk6Kacx2g/X+SKYovpnz3SMM=
 github.com/google/s2a-go v0.1.8/go.mod h1:6iNWHTpQ+nfNRN5E00MSdfDwVesa8hhS32PhPO8deJA=
+github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 h1:El6M4kTTCOh6aBiKaUGG7oYTSPP8MxqL4YI3kZKwcP4=
+github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510/go.mod h1:pupxD2MaaD3pAXIBCelhxNneeOaAeabZDe5s4K6zSpQ=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.2/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
diff --git a/pgs/ssh_test.go b/pgs/ssh_test.go
index 62bdeb4..5591e41 100644
--- a/pgs/ssh_test.go
+++ b/pgs/ssh_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func TestSshServerRsync(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(name)
 
 	// remove the temporary directory at the end of the program
 	// defer os.RemoveAll(name)
@@ -184,10 +185,9 @@ func TestSshServerRsync(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// copy files
 	cmd := exec.Command("rsync", "-rv", "-e", eCmd, name+"/", "localhost:/test")
-	fmt.Println(cmd.Args)
 	result, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(string(result), err)
+		cfg.Logger.Error("cannot upload", "err", err, "result", string(result))
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -205,6 +205,55 @@ func TestSshServerRsync(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	dlName, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "rsync-download")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dlName)
+
+	// download files
+	downloadCmd := exec.Command("rsync", "-rv", "-e", eCmd, "localhost:/test/", dlName+"/")
+	result, err = downloadCmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Error("cannot download files", "err", err, "result", string(result))
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// check contents
+	idx, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dlName, "index.html"))
+	if err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Error("cannot open file", "file", "index.html", "err", err)
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if string(idx) != index {
+		t.Error("downloaded index.html file does not match original")
+		return
+	}
+
+	abt, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dlName, "about.html"))
+	if err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Error("cannot open file", "file", "about.html", "err", err)
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if string(abt) != about {
+		t.Error("downloaded about.html file does not match original")
+		return
+	}
+
+	cnt, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dlName, "contact.html"))
+	if err != nil {
+		cfg.Logger.Error("cannot open file", "file", "contact.html", "err", err)
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if string(cnt) != contact {
+		t.Error("downloaded contact.html file does not match original")
+		return
+	}
+
 	// remove about file
 	os.Remove(aboutFile)
 
@@ -212,7 +261,7 @@ func TestSshServerRsync(t *testing.T) {
 	delCmd := exec.Command("rsync", "-rv", "--delete", "-e", eCmd, name+"/", "localhost:/test")
 	result, err = delCmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(string(result), err)
+		cfg.Logger.Error("cannot upload with delete", "err", err, "result", string(result))
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}