diff --git a/src/.local/bin/bk.sh b/src/.local/bin/bk.sh
index f0ca154..bd4400a 100755
--- a/src/.local/bin/bk.sh
+++ b/src/.local/bin/bk.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ while getopts ":pr" o; do
 	esac
 done
 
+eval `ssh-agent`
+ssh-add ~/.ssh/keys/lambda
+
 if [ $ACTION = PUSH ]
 then
 	rsync -avzP \
@@ -28,9 +31,6 @@ then
 		~/med ~/dox dogeystamp@lambda:/mnt/disk/uv/
 fi
 
-eval `ssh-agent`
-ssh-add ~/.ssh/keys/lambda
-
 if [ $ACTION = RECV ]
 then
 	rsync -avzP --append-verify \