diff --git a/agent/testing/test_sftp.py b/agent/testing/test_sftp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a55e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/testing/test_sftp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+
+from twisted.internet import reactor
+
+from cybertools.agent.transport.file.sftp import FileTransfer
+
+def output(x):
+    print x
+
+ft = FileTransfer('cy05.de', 22, 'scrat', '...')
+
+d = ft.upload('text.txt', 'text.txt')
+d.addCallback(output)
+
+reactor.callLater(3, ft.close)
+reactor.callLater(4, reactor.stop)
+
+reactor.run()
diff --git a/agent/testing/transporter.cfg b/agent/testing/transporter.cfg
index 5434374..bcad40a 100644
--- a/agent/testing/transporter.cfg
+++ b/agent/testing/transporter.cfg
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ scheduler(name='core')
 logger(name='default', standard=30)
 transport.remote.server = 'testing'
 transport.remote.url = 'http://localhost:8123'
-
+transport.remote.ftp.url = 'http://cy05.de'
+transport.remote.ftp.user = 'scrat'
diff --git a/agent/transport/file/sftp.py b/agent/transport/file/sftp.py
index 174d420..a34cb9e 100644
--- a/agent/transport/file/sftp.py
+++ b/agent/transport/file/sftp.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class FileTransfer(protocol.ClientFactory):
         if len(self.queue) == 1 and self.channel is not None:
             # the channel has emptied the queue
             self.channel.execute()
+        self.deferred = d
         return d
 
     def close(self):
@@ -95,19 +96,28 @@ class SFTPChannel(channel.SSHChannel):
     def command_upload(self):
         params = self.params
         remotePath = params['remotePath']
+        localPath = params['localPath']
+        self.localFile = open(localPath, 'rb')
         d = self.client.openFile(remotePath,
                     filetransfer.FXF_WRITE | filetransfer.FXF_CREAT, {})
         print 'command_upload', params
         d.addCallbacks(self.writeChunk, self.logError)
 
-    def writeChunk(self, clientFile):
-        print 'writeChunk', clientFile
-        params = self.params
-        d = clientFile.writeChunk(0, 'Hello World')
+    def writeChunk(self, remoteFile):
+        # data = self.localFile.read(chunkSize)
+        # if len(data) < chunkSize():
+        #     write rest
+        #     addCallbacks(self.finished, self.logError)
+        print 'writeChunk', remoteFile
+        d = remoteFile.writeChunk(0, 'Hello World')
+        d.addCallbacks(self.writeChunk, self.logError)
 
     def logError(self, reason):
         print 'error', reason
 
+    def finished(self, result):
+        self.deferred.callback('finished')
+
 
 # classes for managing the SSH protocol and connection
 
diff --git a/agent/transport/remote.py b/agent/transport/remote.py
index 14245f4..3336860 100644
--- a/agent/transport/remote.py
+++ b/agent/transport/remote.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from zope.interface import implements
 
 from cybertools.agent.system import rpcapi
+#from cybertools.agent.system import sftpapi
 from cybertools.agent.base.agent import Master
 from cybertools.agent.core.agent import QueueableAgent
 from cybertools.agent.interfaces import ITransporter
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class Transporter(QueueableAgent):
         config = master.config
         self.serverURL = config.transport.remote.url
         self.server = rpcapi.xmlrpc.Proxy(self.serverURL)
+        #self.ftpServer = FileTransfer(host, port, username, password)
         #self.method = params[method]
         #self.machineName = params[machineName]
         #self.userName = params[userName]
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ class Transporter(QueueableAgent):
         """
         #return self.server.callRemote('getMetadata', resource.metadata)
         self.deferred = defer.Deferred()
+        # d = self.ftpServer.upload()
         d = self.server.callRemote('getMetadata', resource.metadata)
         d.addCallback(self.transferDone)
         d.addErrback(self.errorHandler)