diff --git a/deploy.inc.php b/deploy.inc.php
index 5b11a69..000a691 100644
--- a/deploy.inc.php
+++ b/deploy.inc.php
@@ -251,10 +251,11 @@ function deploy_put_file($name, $path, $contents, $opts = 0)
 {
   $decl = deploy_get_node($name);
 
+  $path = deploy_str($decl, $path);
+
   foreach($decl->get('hosts') as $host)
   {
     $ssh = deploy_get_ssh($decl, $host, $opts);
-    $path = deploy_str($decl, $path);
     $scp = new SCP($ssh);
     if(($opts & DEPLOY_OPT_SILENT) == 0)
       echo "[PUT] $host: $path\n";
@@ -317,6 +318,8 @@ function deploy_scp_put_file_async($name, $local_path, $remote_path, $opts = 0)
 
   $decl = deploy_get_node($name);
 
+  $remote_path = deploy_str($decl, $remote_path);
+
   $user = $decl->get('user');
 
   $tmp_key_file = tempnam("/tmp", "ssh_");