diff --git a/src/makefile/basic.mk b/src/makefile/basic.mk
index 003792db4b173c219dfa5fbbe74943aeae120bbe..1249c4b5e9fa1e14f524d06d2ed02fed39c22740 100644
--- a/src/makefile/basic.mk
+++ b/src/makefile/basic.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Configuration
 
 ## Server
-SERVER_USER := mmustermann # todo
-SERVER_HOST := hyrican-1-extern # todo
+SERVER_USER := mmustermann#TODO
+SERVER_HOST := hyrican-1-extern#TODO
 
 ## Python Environment
 SERVER_CONDA_PATH := /opt/conda
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ PYTHON_PACKAGES := tensorflow-cpu ipympl mypy jupyter pystan \
 
 ## Project Paths
 LOCAL_PROJECT_DIR := .
-REMOTE_PROJECT_DIR := ~/akis/my_project # todo
+REMOTE_PROJECT_DIR := ~/akis/my_project#TODO
 
 ## Project Files
-MAIN_SCRIPT := main.py # todo
+MAIN_SCRIPT := main.py#TODO
 LOG_FILE := progress.log
 
 ## File Transfer
-LOCAL_UPLOAD_FILES := . # todo
-LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR := download # todo
-REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_FILES := output/* # todo
+LOCAL_UPLOAD_FILES := .#TODO
+LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR := download#TODO
+REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_FILES := output/*#TODO
 
 ## Misc
 COPY_LINKS_AS_FILES := false
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ log: # show the last lines of the log file
 	'
 
 download: # download output files from server to client
-	$(RSYNC) $(LOGIN):$(REMOTE_PROJECT_DIR)/$(REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_FILES) $(LOCAL_PROJECT_DIR)/$(LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR)
+	$(RSYNC) \
+		$(foreach dir,$(shell dirname $(REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_FILES)),--include='$(dir)') \
+		$(foreach file,$(REMOTE_DOWNLOAD_FILES),--include='$(file)') \
+		--exclude='*' \
+		$(LOGIN):$(REMOTE_PROJECT_DIR)/ $(LOCAL_PROJECT_DIR)/$(LOCAL_DOWNLOAD_DIR)
 
 delete: # remove/delete all project files on server
 	$(SSH) '\