diff --git a/offload-wolfpack b/offload-wolfpack
index 7c397d9..b10fdfe 100755
--- a/offload-wolfpack
+++ b/offload-wolfpack
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ logfile=/var/log/wolfpack.log
 target="$1"
 dir=`sudo -u deluge deluge-console config download_location 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 | sed 's/  download_location: //'`
 
-if [ -z "$target" ]; then
+if [ -z "$target" ] || [ "$(ping -c 2 "$target" &>/dev/null; echo $?)" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo Usage: $0 '[target]';
     exit 1
 fi
-
+ssh $target mkdir -p /srv/yggdrasil/new_acquisition
 sudo -u deluge deluge-console info 2>/dev/null | (
 unset name;
 unset id;