diff --git a/lsyncd.lua b/lsyncd.lua
index 09a7d9e..287ac5e 100644
--- a/lsyncd.lua
+++ b/lsyncd.lua
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ local default_rsync = {
 		spawn(elist, "/usr/bin/rsync", 
 			"<", filterS, 
 			config.rsyncOps,
-			"-rv",
+			"-r",
 			"--delete",
 			"--force",
 			"--include-from=-",
@@ -2638,9 +2638,9 @@ local default_rsyncssh = {
 
 			local sPaths = table.concat(paths, "\n")
 			log("Normal", "Deleting list\n", sPaths)
-			spawn(event, "/usr/bin/ssh", 
+			spawn(elist, "/usr/bin/ssh", 
 				"<", sPaths,
-				config.host, "xargs", "echo", "rm -rf")
+				config.host, "xargs", "rm -rf")
 			return
 		end
 
@@ -2649,10 +2649,18 @@ local default_rsyncssh = {
 			function(e) 
 				return e.etype ~= "Move" and e.etype ~= "Delete"
 			end)
-		local paths = table.concat(elist.getPaths(), "\n")
-		log("Normal", "Rsyncing list\n", paths)
+		local paths = elist.getPaths()
+		
+		-- removes trailing slashes from dirs.
+		for k, v in ipairs(paths) do
+			if string.byte(v, -1) == 47 then
+				paths[k] = string.sub(v, 1, -2)
+			end
+		end
+		local sPaths = table.concat(paths, "\n") -- TODO 0 delimiter
+		log("Normal", "Rsyncing list\n", sPaths)
 		spawn(elist, "/usr/bin/rsync", 
-			"<", paths, 
+			"<", sPaths, 
 			config.rsyncOps,
 			"--files-from=-",
 			config.source, 
@@ -2728,7 +2736,7 @@ local default_rsyncssh = {
 	-----
 	-- allow several processes
 	--
-	maxProcesses = 10,
+	maxProcesses = 1,
 
 	-----
 	-- Default delay. 
diff --git a/tests/churn-rsync.lua b/tests/churn-rsync.lua
index 9584b25..915588e 100755
--- a/tests/churn-rsync.lua
+++ b/tests/churn-rsync.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ local trgdir = tdir.."trg/"
 posix.mkdir(srcdir)
 posix.mkdir(trgdir)
 
+-- makes some startup data 
+churn(srcdir, 10)
+
 local logs = {}
 --logs =  {"-log", "Inotify", "-log", "Exec" }
 local pid = spawn("./lsyncd", "-nodaemon", 
diff --git a/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua b/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua
index 9552d82..df417f5 100755
--- a/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua
+++ b/tests/churn-rsyncssh.lua
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ local trgdir = tdir.."trg/"
 posix.mkdir(srcdir)
 posix.mkdir(trgdir)
 
+-- makes some startup data 
+churn(srcdir, 10)
+
 local logs = {}
 --logs =  {"-log", "Inotify", "-log", "Exec" }
---logs =  {"-log", "all" }
+--logs =  {"-log", "Delay"}
 
 local pid = spawn("./lsyncd", "-nodaemon", 
                   "-rsyncssh", srcdir, "localhost", trgdir,