diff --git a/py/execnet/rsync.py b/py/execnet/rsync.py
index 8827ac660..fef5eba2a 100644
--- a/py/execnet/rsync.py
+++ b/py/execnet/rsync.py
@@ -3,23 +3,16 @@ from Queue import Queue
 
 
 class RSync(object):
-    """ This class allows to synchronise files and directories 
-        with one or multiple remote filesystems.
-
-        An RSync instance allows to dynamically add remote targets 
-        and then synchronizes the remote filesystems with
-        any provided source directory. 
+    """ This class allows to send a directory structure (recursively)
+        to one or multiple remote filesystems.
 
         There is limited support for symlinks, which means that symlinks
         pointing to the sourcetree will be send "as is" while external
         symlinks will be just copied (regardless of existance of such
         a path on remote side). 
     """
-    def __init__(self, sourcedir, callback=None, verbose=True, **options):
-        for name in options:
-            assert name in ('delete')
+    def __init__(self, sourcedir, callback=None, verbose=True): 
         self._sourcedir = str(sourcedir)
-        self._options = options
         self._verbose = verbose 
         assert callback is None or callable(callback)
         self._callback = callback
@@ -135,16 +128,19 @@ class RSync(object):
                 else:
                     assert "Unknown command %s" % command
 
-    def add_target(self, gateway, destdir, finishedcallback=None):
+    def add_target(self, gateway, destdir, 
+                   finishedcallback=None, **options):
         """ Adds a remote target specified via a 'gateway'
             and a remote destination directory. 
         """
         assert finishedcallback is None or callable(finishedcallback)
+        for name in options:
+            assert name in ('delete',)
         def itemcallback(req):
             self._receivequeue.put((channel, req))
         channel = gateway.remote_exec(REMOTE_SOURCE)
         channel.setcallback(itemcallback, endmarker = None)
-        channel.send((str(destdir), self._options))
+        channel.send((str(destdir), options))
         self._channels[channel] = finishedcallback
 
     def _broadcast(self, msg):
diff --git a/py/execnet/testing/test_rsync.py b/py/execnet/testing/test_rsync.py
index 3387d690d..484853606 100644
--- a/py/execnet/testing/test_rsync.py
+++ b/py/execnet/testing/test_rsync.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class TestRSync(DirSetup):
         rsync.send()
         assert dest.join('subdir', 'file1').check(file=1)
         assert dest2.join('subdir', 'file1').check(file=1)
-        rsync = RSync(source, delete=True)
+        rsync = RSync(source)
+        rsync.add_target(gw, dest, delete=True)
         rsync.add_target(gw2, dest2)
-        rsync.add_target(gw, dest)
         rsync.send()
         assert not dest.join('subdir', 'file1').check() 
-        assert not dest2.join('subdir', 'file1').check() 
+        assert dest2.join('subdir', 'file1').check() 
 
     def test_dirsync_twice(self):
         source = self.source
diff --git a/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py b/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py
index 170bc5885..e2069b53c 100644
--- a/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py
+++ b/py/test/rsession/hostmanage.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class HostRSync(py.execnet.RSync):
         if 'ignores' in kwargs:
             ignores = kwargs.pop('ignores')
         self._ignores = ignores or []
-        kwargs['delete'] = True
         super(HostRSync, self).__init__(source, **kwargs)
 
     def filter(self, path):
@@ -106,7 +105,9 @@ class HostRSync(py.execnet.RSync):
             remotepath = os.path.join(remotepath, destrelpath)
         super(HostRSync, self).add_target(gw, 
                                           remotepath, 
-                                          finishedcallback)
+                                          finishedcallback,
+                                          delete=True,
+                                          )
         return remotepath 
 
 class HostManager(object):