diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 848af88..35a9cd6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules
 npm-debug.log
 *.iml
 tmp
+.idea
diff --git a/tasks/scp.js b/tasks/scp.js
index 803a107..9383fc6 100644
--- a/tasks/scp.js
+++ b/tasks/scp.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
       });
     }
 
-    if (options.password) {
+    if (options.password || options.privateKey) {
       execUploads();
     } else {
       inquirer.prompt([{