diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 0.3.0.1
+
+* Reduced verbosity of some commands to make reading logs easier.
+* Restart command is now invoked after activation of new release (is it
+  should).
+* Fix a typo in flag that specifies SSH port for `scp`.
+* Ensure that containing directories for files and directories to copy
+  exist before invoking `scp`.
+
 ## 0.3.0.0
 
 * Add proper set of dependency version constraints.
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 import Paths_hapistrano (version)
 import System.Exit
 import System.Hapistrano.Types
-import qualified Config as C
-import qualified Data.Yaml as Yaml
-import qualified System.Hapistrano as Hap
-import qualified System.Hapistrano.Core as Hap
+import qualified Config                     as C
+import qualified Data.Yaml                  as Yaml
+import qualified System.Hapistrano          as Hap
+import qualified System.Hapistrano.Commands as Hap
+import qualified System.Hapistrano.Core     as Hap
 
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative
@@ -122,16 +123,20 @@
           forM_ configCopyFiles $ \(C.CopyThing src dest) -> do
             srcPath  <- resolveFile' src
             destPath <- parseRelFile dest
-            Hap.scpFile srcPath (rpath </> destPath)
+            let dpath = rpath </> destPath
+            (Hap.exec . Hap.MkDir . parent) dpath
+            Hap.scpFile srcPath dpath
           forM_ configCopyDirs $ \(C.CopyThing src dest) -> do
             srcPath  <- resolveDir' src
             destPath <- parseRelDir dest
-            Hap.scpDir srcPath (rpath </> destPath)
+            let dpath = rpath </> destPath
+            (Hap.exec . Hap.MkDir . parent) dpath
+            Hap.scpDir srcPath dpath
           forM_ configBuildScript (Hap.playScript configDeployPath release)
-          forM_ configRestartCommand Hap.exec
           Hap.registerReleaseAsComplete configDeployPath release
           Hap.activateRelease configDeployPath release
           Hap.dropOldReleases configDeployPath n
+          forM_ configRestartCommand Hap.exec
         Rollback n -> do
           Hap.rollback configDeployPath n
           forM_ configRestartCommand Hap.exec
diff --git a/hapistrano.cabal b/hapistrano.cabal
--- a/hapistrano.cabal
+++ b/hapistrano.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hapistrano
-version:             0.3.0.0
+version:             0.3.0.1
 synopsis:            A deployment library for Haskell applications
 description:
   .
diff --git a/src/System/Hapistrano/Commands.hs b/src/System/Hapistrano/Commands.hs
--- a/src/System/Hapistrano/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/System/Hapistrano/Commands.hs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 instance Command Rm where
   type Result Rm = ()
   renderCommand (Rm path) = formatCmd "rm"
-    [ Just "-rfv"
+    [ Just "-rf"
     , Just (toFilePath path) ]
   parseResult Proxy _ = ()
 
diff --git a/src/System/Hapistrano/Core.hs b/src/System/Hapistrano/Core.hs
--- a/src/System/Hapistrano/Core.hs
+++ b/src/System/Hapistrano/Core.hs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   -> Path Abs File     -- ^ Where to put the file on target machine
   -> Hapistrano ()
 scpFile src dest =
-  scp' (fromAbsFile src) (fromAbsFile dest) ["-qv"]
+  scp' (fromAbsFile src) (fromAbsFile dest) ["-q"]
 
 -- | Copy a local directory recursively to target server.
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   -> Path Abs Dir      -- ^ Where to put the dir on target machine
   -> Hapistrano ()
 scpDir src dest =
-  scp' (fromAbsDir src) (fromAbsDir dest) ["-qvr"]
+  scp' (fromAbsDir src) (fromAbsDir dest) ["-qr"]
 
 scp'
   :: FilePath
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       portArg =
         case sshPort <$> configSshOptions of
           Nothing -> []
-          Just x  -> ["-p", show x]
+          Just x  -> ["-P", show x]
       hostPrefix =
         case sshHost <$> configSshOptions of
           Nothing -> ""