diff --git a/scripts/q7s-cp.py b/scripts/q7s-cp.py
index d0543b45..a456a218 100755
--- a/scripts/q7s-cp.py
+++ b/scripts/q7s-cp.py
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ def build_cmd(args):
             target = f"/tmp"
         else:
             target = args.target
+    accepted_key_rsa_args = "-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
     if args.invert:
-        cmd += f"{port_args} {address}:{args.source} {target}"
+        cmd += f"{port_args} {accepted_key_rsa_args} {address}:{args.source} {target}"
     else:
-        cmd += f"{port_args} {args.source} {address}:{target}"
+        cmd += f"{port_args} {accepted_key_rsa_args} {args.source} {address}:{target}"
     return cmd