diff --git a/scripts/upload.sh b/scripts/upload.sh
index 84240acf..0268c3df 100644
--- a/scripts/upload.sh
+++ b/scripts/upload.sh
@@ -165,16 +165,17 @@ ssh_mkdir()
 {
 	set -e
 	dir=`echo $1 | sed -e 's/\/[^\/]*$//; s/\/*$//'`
-	parts="/ `echo $dir | sed -e 's/\// /g'`"
+	parts="/ `echo $dir | sed -e 's%/% %g'`"
 	test -n "$dir_mode" && MODE="-m $dir_mode"
 cat << EOT |
+	echo creating $parts
 	for part in $parts; do
 		path="\$path/\$part"
 		if [ ! -d \$path ]; then
 			mkdir \$path || break
-			test -n "$2" && chown "$2" \$path || break
-			test -n "$3" && chgrp "$3" \$path || break
-			test -n "$4" && chmod "$4" \$path || break
+			test -n "$2" && chown "$2" \$path || continue
+			test -n "$3" && chgrp "$3" \$path || continue
+			test -n "$4" && chmod "$4" \$path || continue
 		fi
 		if [ ! -d \$path ]; then
 			echo "failed to create directory \$path, owner=\$file_owner, group=\$file_group, mode=\$dir_mode"