diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 09c9c51..d3dd7bb 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -144,3 +144,8 @@ Update tests to support
 * epoch
 * Report cycling by default
 * New format for reporting cycling
+
+
+
+
+Support systems without rsync
diff --git a/cross-os-tests/.run b/cross-os-tests/.run
index 9ce0c0b..73163d0 100755
--- a/cross-os-tests/.run
+++ b/cross-os-tests/.run
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ fi
 urchin_dir=.urchin-cross-shell-test
 
 rsync --archive -e "ssh ${flags}" $RSYNC_FLAGS \
-  ../urchin ../tests "${hostname}":"${urchin_dir}"
+  ../urchin ../tests "${hostname}":"${urchin_dir}" ||
+  scp -r ${flags} ../urchin ../tests "${hostname}":"${urchin_dir}"
 ssh "${hostname}" ${flags} \
   "cd ${urchin_dir} && ./urchin --run-in-series tests"