diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 8c824c4..b347acb 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 # lftp $INPUT_HOST -u $INPUT_USER,$INPUT_PASSWORD -e "set ftp:ssl-force $INPUT_FORCESSL; set ssl:verify-certificate false; mirror --reverse --continue --dereference --verbose=3 -P -x ^\.git/$ $INPUT_LOCALDIR $INPUT_REMOTEDIR; quit"
 
-# switch directory instead of using ncftp "local_dir" parameter
-# this way, the local_dir is not created too.
-cd "$INPUT_LOCALDIR" || exit 2;
-ncftpput -R -z -m -u "$INPUT_USER" -p "$INPUT_PASSWORD" "$INPUT_HOST" "$INPUT_REMOTEDIR" "."
+lftp -e "
+  set net:timeout 5;
+  set net:max-retries 3;
+  set net:reconnect-interval-multiplier 1;
+  set net:reconnect-interval-base 5;
+  set ftp:ssl-force $INPUT_FORCESSL; 
+  set ssl:verify-certificate $INPUT_FORCESSL; 
+  open $INPUT_HOST
+  user $INPUT_USER $INPUT_PASSWORD
+  mirror -v -P 5 -R $INPUT_LOCALDIR $INPUT_REMOTEDIR;
+  quit
+"