diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 70aa406..7d8e4f8 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ inputs:
   RUN:
     description: "Specify the commands to be executed after the deploy."
     required: false
+  COMPATABILITY:
+    description: "Add the '-O' compatability flag to the SCP command for targets with older verions of OPENSSH (ie: Ubuntu 14.X)."
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -51,13 +55,23 @@ runs:
         ssh ssh rm -rf "${{ inputs.FOLDER }}"; 
       shell: bash
     - name: 💧 deploy to vps...
+      if: inputs.COMPATABILITY == 'false'
       run: |
        cd ..
        IN="${{ inputs.REPO }}"
        set -- "$IN" 
        IFS="/"; declare -a Array=($*) 
        scp -r ${Array[1]} ssh:/${{ inputs.FOLDER }}
-      shell: bash 
+      shell: bash
+    - name: 💧 deploy to vps with compatability...
+      if: inputs.COMPATABILITY == 'true'
+      run: |
+       cd ..
+       IN="${{ inputs.REPO }}"
+       set -- "$IN" 
+       IFS="/"; declare -a Array=($*) 
+       scp -O -r ${Array[1]} ssh:/${{ inputs.FOLDER }}
+      shell: bash       
     - name: 🍷 Executing commands...
       if: ${{ inputs.RUN }}
       run: ssh ssh "${{ inputs.RUN }}"