diff --git a/0-DOCS.md b/0-DOCS.md
index 55c931c..c27a7af 100644
--- a/0-DOCS.md
+++ b/0-DOCS.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ pipeline:
       - "app.tar.gz.md5"
     exclude:
       - "**.*"
+    prescript:
+      - cd ~/packages
+      - md5sum -c app.tar.gz.md5
+      - tar -xf app.tar.gz -C ~/app
     script:
       - cd ~/packages
       - md5sum -c app.tar.gz.md5
diff --git a/1-DOCS.md b/1-DOCS.md
index e0530c8..9b79998 100644
--- a/1-DOCS.md
+++ b/1-DOCS.md
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ The following parameters are used to configure the plugin:
 - **exclude** - rsync exclude filter
 - **recursive** - recursively synchronize, defaults to `false`
 - **delete** - delete target folder contents, defaults to `false`
-- **script** - list of commands to execute on remote machines
+- **prescript** - list of commands to execute on remote machines before rsync occurs
+- **postscript** - list of commands to execute on remote machines after rsync occurs
 
 ## Secrets
 The following secrets can be used to secure the sensitive parts of your configuration:
@@ -73,7 +74,11 @@ steps:
       - "app.tar.gz.md5"
     exclude:
       - "**.*"
-    script:
+    prescript:
+      - cd ~/packages
+      - md5sum -c app.tar.gz.md5
+      - tar -xf app.tar.gz -C ~/app    
+    script: 
       - cd ~/packages
       - md5sum -c app.tar.gz.md5
       - tar -xf app.tar.gz -C ~/app
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c296860..a7a2b51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ docker run --rm \
   -e PLUGIN_HOSTS="127.0.0.1, 127.0.0.2, 127.0.0.3" \
   -e PLUGIN_PORTS="22, 23, 24" \
   -e PLUGIN_TARGET="./" \
-  -e PLUGIN_SCRIPT="echo \"Done!\"" \
+  -e PLUGIN_PRESCRIPT="echo \"Prescript Done!\"" \
+  -e PLUGIN_SCRIPT="echo \"Postscript Done!\"" \
   -e PLUGIN_ARGS="--blocking-io" \
   -v $(pwd):$(pwd) \
   -w $(pwd) \
diff --git a/upload.sh b/upload.sh
index 4aa03db..86feda0 100755
--- a/upload.sh
+++ b/upload.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$PLUGIN_TARGET" ]; then
     echo "Specify a target!"
     exit 1
 fi
+
 DEFAULT_PORT=$PLUGIN_PORT
 if [ -z "$PLUGIN_PORT" ]; then
     echo "Port not specified, using default port 22!"
@@ -100,10 +101,14 @@ fi
 echo "$SSH_KEY" > $keyfile
 chmod 0600 $keyfile
 
-# Parse SSH commands
 function join_with { local d=$1; shift; echo -n "$1"; shift; printf "%s" "${@/#/$d}"; }
+
+# Parse SSH precommands
+IFS=','; read -ra COMMANDS <<< "$PLUGIN_PRESCRIPT"
+prescript=$(join_with ' && ' "${COMMANDS[@]}")
+# Parse SSH postcommands
 IFS=','; read -ra COMMANDS <<< "$PLUGIN_SCRIPT"
-script=$(join_with ' && ' "${COMMANDS[@]}")
+postscript=$(join_with ' && ' "${COMMANDS[@]}")
 
 # Run rsync
 IFS=','; read -ra HOSTS <<< "$PLUGIN_HOSTS"
@@ -119,13 +124,21 @@ do
     PORT=$DEFAULT_PORT
     fi
     echo $(printf "%s" "$ $(printf "$expr" "$PORT") $USER@$HOST:$PLUGIN_TARGET ...")
+    if [ -n "$PLUGIN_PRESCRIPT" ]; then
+        echo $(printf "%s" "$ ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST ...")
+        echo $(printf "%s" " > $prescript ...")
+        eval "ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST '$prescript'"
+        result=$(($result+$?))
+        echo $(printf "%s" "$ ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST result: $?")
+        if [ "$result" -gt "0" ]; then exit $result; fi
+    fi
     eval "$(printf "$expr" "$PORT") $USER@$HOST:$PLUGIN_TARGET"
     result=$(($result+$?))
     if [ "$result" -gt "0" ]; then exit $result; fi
     if [ -n "$PLUGIN_SCRIPT" ]; then
         echo $(printf "%s" "$ ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST ...")
-        echo $(printf "%s" " > $script ...")
-        eval "ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST '$script'"
+        echo $(printf "%s" " > $postscript ...")
+        eval "ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST '$postscript'"
         result=$(($result+$?))
         echo $(printf "%s" "$ ssh -p $PORT $USER@$HOST result: $?")
         if [ "$result" -gt "0" ]; then exit $result; fi