diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 3debf1d..4780449 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 GITHASH := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)$(shell git diff-index --quiet HEAD || echo "-dirty")
 
 TARNAME := xl-imbus-$(GITHASH).tar.gz
+DIRNAME := xl
 
 run:
 	./gradlew run
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ tar: $(TARNAME)
 sign: $(TARNAME).minisig
 
 publish: $(TARNAME) $(TARNAME).minisig
-	scp $(TARNAME) server:/public/xl/$(TARNAME)
-	scp $(TARNAME).minisig server:/public/xl/$(TARNAME).minisig
+	# Assert git is clean
+	@git diff-index --quiet HEAD || (echo "git is dirty, commit changes first"; exit 1)
+	ssh server mkdir -p /public/$(DIRNAME)
+	rsync -avz $(TARNAME) server:/public/$(DIRNAME)/$(TARNAME)
+	rsync -avz $(TARNAME).minisig server:/public/$(DIRNAME)/$(TARNAME).minisig
 
 .PHONY: run watch build clean test archive sign publish