diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 96f081a..c8dad6a 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [[ "$INPUT_KEY" ]]; then
     chmod 400 key                  # Set the key as Read-Only
     echo "Trying SCP process with SSH key"
     # Runs the SCP command
-    scp -r -P $INPUT_PORT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i key $INPUT_ORIGIN "$INPUT_USERNAME"@"$INPUT_HOST":"$INPUT_DESTINATION"
+    scp -rp -P $INPUT_PORT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i key $INPUT_ORIGIN "$INPUT_USERNAME"@"$INPUT_HOST":"$INPUT_DESTINATION"
 else
     # If the keyis empty, it uses the password for the SCP
     echo "Trying SCP process with password"