diff --git a/drone/deliver.sh b/drone/deliver.sh
index a7d5d64..c6d6791 100755
--- a/drone/deliver.sh
+++ b/drone/deliver.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ echo "delivering outputs on server"
 
 echo "making delivery onto '$USER@$IP:$SERV_DIR'"
 rsync -avz -I \
-  --rsync-path="mkdir -p \"/$SERV_DIR\" && rsync" \
+  --rsync-path="mkdir -p \"$SERV_DIR\" && rsync" \
   -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
   --delete "$OUT_DIR" "$USER@$IP:/$SERV_DIR"
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