diff --git a/default-direct.lua b/default-direct.lua
index 29b6c08..74f5f28 100644
--- a/default-direct.lua
+++ b/default-direct.lua
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ local direct = { }
 
 default.direct = direct
 
+
+--
+-- known configuration parameters
+--
+direct.checkgauge = {
+	--
+	-- inherits rsync config params
+	--
+	default.rsync.checkgauge,
+
+	rsyncExitCodes  =  true,
+	onMove          =  true,
+}
+
+
 --
 -- Spawns rsync for a list of events
 --
@@ -154,6 +169,12 @@ direct.delay = 1
 --
 direct.onMove = true
 
+--
+-- Rsync configuration for startup.
+--
+direct.rsync = default.rsync.rsync
+direct.rsyncExitCodes = default.rsyncExitCodes
+
 --
 -- By default do deletes.
 --
diff --git a/default.lua b/default.lua
index b801c56..f3c1191 100644
--- a/default.lua
+++ b/default.lua
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ default.checkgauge = {
 	onStartup       =  true,
 	onMove          =  true,
 	prepare         =  true,
-	-- rsyncExitCodes  =  true, -- TODO
 	source          =  true,
-	-- sshExitCodes    =  true  -- TODO
+	target          =  true,
 }
 
 --
diff --git a/tests/schedule.lua b/tests/schedule.lua
index 074468a..f00b54e 100755
--- a/tests/schedule.lua
+++ b/tests/schedule.lua
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sync {ccircuit, source ="]]..srcdir..[[", target = "]]..trgdir..[["}
 
 
 -- test if the filename exists, fails if this is different to expect
-local function testfile(filename) 
+local function testfile(filename)
 	local stat, err = posix.stat(filename)
 	if not stat then
 		cwriteln("failure: ",filename," missing");