diff --git a/sshbackup b/sshbackup
index 753fa7e..f1f3887 100755
--- a/sshbackup
+++ b/sshbackup
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ for option in $options; do
                 else
                     if [ -z "$sourcepath" ]; then
                         if [[ $option =~ .*@.* ]]; then
-                            sourcepath="${option%/}/"
+                            sourcepath="${option%/}/*"
                         elif [[ $option =~ ^/.* ]]; then
-                            sourcepath="${option%/}/"
+                            sourcepath="${option%/}/*"
                         else
-                            sourcepath="$(pwd)/${option%/}/"
+                            sourcepath="$(pwd)/${option%/}/*"
                         fi
                     else
                         if [ -z "$destinationpath" ]; then
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ if [ -r "$listfile" ]; then
                 else
                     if [ -z "$sourcepath" ]; then
                         if [[ $option =~ .*@.* ]]; then
-                            sourcepath="${option%/}/"
+                            sourcepath="${option%/}/*"
                         elif [[ $option =~ ^/.* ]]; then
-                            sourcepath="${option%/}/"
+                            sourcepath="${option%/}/*"
                         else
-                            sourcepath="$(pwd)/${option%/}/"
+                            sourcepath="$(pwd)/${option%/}/*"
                         fi
                     else
                         if [ -z "$destinationpath" ]; then