diff --git a/bin/sshyp b/bin/sshyp
index 78959ea..0a6a4ac 100755
--- a/bin/sshyp
+++ b/bin/sshyp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def sync():  # calls sshync to sync changes to the user's server
         _deletion_database = None
         s_exit()
     for _file in _deletion_database:
-        if _file.endswith('/'):
+        if _file[:-1].endswith('/'):
             try:
                 rmtree(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}")
             except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def sync():  # calls sshync to sync changes to the user's server
         else:
             try:
                 remove(f"{path.expanduser('~/.password-pasture/')}{_file[:-1]}")
-            except FileNotFoundError:
+            except (FileNotFoundError, IsADirectoryError):
                 print('File does not exist locally.\n')
     # set permissions before uploading
     system('find ' + directory + ' -type d -exec chmod -R 700 {} +')