diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7fc0e18..d542eea 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ ENV SSH_HOST=""
 ENV SSH_PATH=""
 
 #only set these variables, if you need FTP upload:
-ENV FTP_USER="scanner"
-ENV FTP_PASSWORD="scanner"
-ENV FTP_HOST="ftp.mydomain.com"
-ENV FTP_PATH="/"
+ENV FTP_USER=""
+ENV FTP_PASSWORD=""
+ENV FTP_HOST=""
+# Make sure this ends in a slash.
+ENV FTP_PATH="/scans/" 
 
 EXPOSE 54925
 EXPOSE 54921
diff --git a/script/scanRear.sh b/script/scanRear.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a524d36..bb5c61f
--- a/script/scanRear.sh
+++ b/script/scanRear.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ fi
 		(
 			curl -F "userfile=@/scans/$date.pdf" -H "Expect:" -o /scans/$date-ocr.pdf localhost:32800/ocr.php 
 			/opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/trigger_inotify.sh $SSH_USER $SSH_PASSWORD $SSH_HOST $SSH_PATH $date-ocr.pdf
+
+			/opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/sendtoftps.sh \
+			  "${FTP_USER}" \
+			  "${FTP_PASSWORD}" \
+			  "${FTP_HOST}" \
+			  "${FTP_PATH}" \
+			  "${date}.pdf"
 		) &
 	) &
-) &
\ No newline at end of file
+) &
diff --git a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
index ffa0bc5..fdd74a5 100755
--- a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ b/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ fi
 		(
 			curl -F "userfile=@/scans/$date.pdf" -H "Expect:" -o /scans/$date-ocr.pdf localhost:32800/ocr.php
 			/opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/trigger_inotify.sh $SSH_USER $SSH_PASSWORD $SSH_HOST $SSH_PATH $date-ocr.pdf
+			/opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/sendtoftps.sh \
+			  "${FTP_USER}" \
+			  "${FTP_PASSWORD}" \
+			  "${FTP_HOST}" \
+			  "${FTP_PATH}" \
+			  "${date}.pdf"
 		) &
 	) &
 ) &
 echo $! > scan_pid
-echo "conversion process for $date is running in PID: "$(cat scan_pid)
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "conversion process for $date is running in PID: "$(cat scan_pid)
diff --git a/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh
index 90443ba..97a7939 100755
--- a/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ b/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh
@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ gm convert /scans/$date-page*.pnm /scans/$date.pdf
 rm /scans/$date-page*.pnm
 
 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/trigger_inotify.sh $SSH_USER $SSH_PASSWORD $SSH_HOST $SSH_PATH $date.pdf
+
+/opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/sendtoftps.sh \
+  "${FTP_USER}" \
+  "${FTP_PASSWORD}" \
+  "${FTP_HOST}" \
+  "${FTP_PATH}" \
+  "${date}.pdf"
diff --git a/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh
index a0a7725..b21486a 100755
--- a/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ b/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh
@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ gm convert /scans/$date-page*.pnm /scans/$date.pdf
 rm /scans/$date-page*.pnm
 
 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/trigger_inotify.sh "${SSH_USER}" "${SSH_PASSWORD}" "${SSH_HOST}" "${SSH_PATH}" "${date}.pdf"
+
+/opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/sendtoftps.sh \
+  "${FTP_USER}" \
+  "${FTP_PASSWORD}" \
+  "${FTP_HOST}" \
+  "${FTP_PATH}" \
+  "${date}.pdf"
diff --git a/script/sendtoftps.sh b/script/sendtoftps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2106ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/sendtoftps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+user=$1
+password=$2
+address=$3
+filepath=$4
+file=$5
+
+cd /scans
+
+if [ -z "${user}" ] || [ -z "${password}" ] || [ -z "${address}" ] || [ -z "${filepath}" ] || [ -z "${file}" ]; then
+  echo "FTP environment variables not set, skipping inotify trigger."
+else
+  if curl --silent \
+      --show-error \
+      --ssl-reqd \
+      --user "${user}:${password}" \
+      --upload-file "${file}" \
+      "ftp://${address}${filepath}" ; then
+    echo "Uploading to ftp server ${address} successful."
+  else
+    echo "Uploading to ftp failed while using curl"
+    echo "user: ${user}"
+    echo "address: ${address}"
+    echo "filepath: ${filepath}"
+    echo "file: ${file}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+