diff --git a/src/flac2mp3.py b/src/flac2mp3.py
index 03b5d480a82caa91fa35a3dffd4ff347308bfcbe..4d4aea45eb1c7eebc6bfa9e580aaae932ec49606 100644
--- a/src/flac2mp3.py
+++ b/src/flac2mp3.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def run_mktorrent(input: Path) -> Path:
 
 
 def run_scp(input: Path, output: str) -> None:
-    cmd: List[str] = []
+    cmd: List[str] = ["scp"]
     if input.is_dir():
         cmd.append("-r")
     cmd.extend((str(input.resolve()), output))