diff --git a/templates/common/transfer_project.sh b/templates/common/transfer_project.sh
index f954d36cbabae54c4bb941df847ac77f195ac25d..5b9039487ebb4509e163401a05adb1ad1ca35be5 100644
--- a/templates/common/transfer_project.sh
+++ b/templates/common/transfer_project.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,10 @@ REMOTE_WORKDIR=${WORKDIR}/
 PROJ_FOLDER="%PROJDIR%"
 
 # Transfer the project
-ssh ${HPCUSER}@${HPCHOST} mkdir -p ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
-rsync -v -u -r --no-relative ${PROJ_FOLDER}/ ${HPCUSER}@${HPCHOST}:${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
+if [[ "x$HPCHOST" == "xlocalhost" ]]; then
+  mkdir -p ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
+  rsync -v -u -r --no-relative ${PROJ_FOLDER}/ ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
+else
+  ssh ${HPCUSER}@${HPCHOST} mkdir -p ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
+  rsync -v -u -r --no-relative ${PROJ_FOLDER}/ ${HPCUSER}@${HPCHOST}:${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
+fi