diff --git a/nextReleaseUtils/setup_next_release_repo.sh b/nextReleaseUtils/setup_next_release_repo.sh
index 99e2591..abceb4a 100755
--- a/nextReleaseUtils/setup_next_release_repo.sh
+++ b/nextReleaseUtils/setup_next_release_repo.sh
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@
 
 echo "SCPing to download server..."
 
-scp ${release_name} ${ssh_remote}:${releases_root_dir}/
+scp -r ${release_name} ${ssh_remote}:${releases_root_dir}/
 
 echo "Done."
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diff --git a/nextReleaseUtils/update_latest_repo.sh b/nextReleaseUtils/update_latest_repo.sh
index 085fe04..a81b3be 100755
--- a/nextReleaseUtils/update_latest_repo.sh
+++ b/nextReleaseUtils/update_latest_repo.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@
 
 echo "SCPing to download server..."
 
-scp ${local_dir_name} ${ssh_remote}:${releases_root_dir}/
+scp -r ${local_dir_name} ${ssh_remote}:${releases_root_dir}/
 
 echo "Done."
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