diff --git a/usage_instructions.md b/usage_instructions.md
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@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 1. Ensure all the dependancies have been installed: `pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt`
 2. Review the `whitelist` file to ensure all domains you want to whitelist are present
 3. Run the following command: `python3 updateHostsFile.py --replace --skipstatichosts --extensions porn --whitelist whitelist`
-4. Upload outputted `hosts` file to `/etc/config/custom_hosts/` in the router e.g. `scp hosts root@192.168.1.1:/etc/config/custom_hosts/porn`
+4. Upload outputted `hosts` file to `/etc/config/custom_hosts/` in the router e.g. `scp hosts root@192.168.1.1:/etc/config/custom_hosts/porn` (you made need the `-O` flag - upper case `o` - to tell the sftp client to fall 
+back to an older protocol to connect to the server successfully)
 5. Then run `/etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart`
-6. Check in the logs to see that its loaded it ok by running `logread` and checking for a line like `Sat Apr 30 08:50:43 2022 daemon.info dnsmasq[7703]: read /etc/config/custom_hosts/porn - 142886 addresses`
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+6. Check in the logs to see that its loaded it ok by running `logread` and checking for a line like `Sat Apr 30 08:50:43 2022 daemon.info dnsmasq[7703]: read /etc/config/custom_hosts/porn - 142886 addresses`