diff --git a/lib/kitchen/transport/rsync.rb b/lib/kitchen/transport/rsync.rb
index f38e6bc..5881104 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/transport/rsync.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/transport/rsync.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def upload(locals, remote)
             recursive = File.directory?(local)
             execute("mkdir -p #{full_remote}") if recursive
             time = Benchmark.realtime do
-              ssh_command = [login_command.command, login_command.arguments].flatten.join(' ')
+              ssh_command = [login_command.command, login_command.arguments[0..-2]].flatten.join(' ')
               sync_command = "rsync -e '#{ssh_command}' -a#{@logger.debug? ? 'v' : ''}z #{local} #{@session.options[:user]}@#{@session.host}:#{remote}"
               @logger.debug("[RSYNC] Running rsync command: #{sync_command}")
               system(sync_command)
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ def upload(locals, remote)
 
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end