diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/deploySICS.sh b/site_ansto/instrument/deploySICS.sh
index d9022ce6..6cb19465 100755
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/deploySICS.sh
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/deploySICS.sh
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ else
   DEPLOY="YES"
 fi
 
-if [[ "$1" = "-x" ]]
-then
-  EXEONLY="YES"
-  EXEPATH="/sics/newserver/SICServer"
-  shift
-else
-  EXEONLY="NO"
-  EXEPATH=""
-fi
-
 if  [ $# -eq 0 -o $# -gt 3 ]
 then
   usage
@@ -97,6 +87,7 @@ TEMPDIR=$HOME/tmp
 # instrument name and the
 # instrument src directory
 
+SICSDIR=sics
 case $INSTRUMENT in 
 echidna|hrpd)
 INSTRUMENT=echidna
@@ -129,10 +120,12 @@ INSTSRC=$SRCDIR/pas;;
 lyrebird|lyrebird)
 INSTRUMENT=lyrebird
 DESTHOST=${2:-ics1-lyrebird.nbi.ansto.gov.au}
+SICSDIR=nbi/lyrebird
 INSTSRC=$SRCDIR/lyrebird;;
 taipan|tas)
 INSTRUMENT=taipan
 DESTHOST=${2:-ics1-taipan.nbi.ansto.gov.au}
+SICSDIR=nbi/taipan
 INSTSRC=$SRCDIR/tas;;
 esac
 INSTCFDIR=$INSTSRC/config
@@ -147,14 +140,14 @@ then
   # remove and recreate the temporary directory
   rm -fr $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR
   mkdir -p $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR
-  #copy TEST_SICS/fakeDMC and remove CVS any directories
+  #copy TEST_SICS/fakeDMC and remove .svn any directories
   cp -a $SRCDIR/TEST_SICS/* $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR
-  rm -fr $(find $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR -name CVS)
+  rm -fr $(find $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR -name .svn)
   # step down to the sics directory
-  DESTDIR=$DESTDIR/sics
+  DESTDIR=$DESTDIR/$SICSDIR
   mkdir -p $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR
 else
-  DESTDIR=${3:-/usr/local}/sics
+  DESTDIR=${3:-/usr/local}/$SICSDIR
   TARDIR=${DESTDIR:1}
   # remove and recreate the temporary directory
   rm -fr $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR
@@ -163,14 +156,18 @@ fi
 
 echo "Deploying $INSTRUMENT to $DESTHOST:$DESTDIR"
 
-
+EXTRACT_CMDS="tar vxzp -C /; touch /$DESTDIR/{DataNumber,extraconfig.tcl,newserver/config/nexus/nexus.dic,script_validator/DataNumber}"
 if [[ "$DESTHOST" = "localhost" ]]
 then
-EXTRACT="tar vxzp -C /"
-EXTRACT_NODEPLOY="tar vxzp -C /"
+EXTRACT=$EXTRACT_CMDS
+EXTRACT_NODEPLOY=$EXTRACT_CMDS
+elif [[ "$TESTING" != "test" ]]
+then
+EXTRACT="ssh $DESTHOST $EXTRACT_CMDS; chown -R root:root /$DESTDIR; chown ${INSTRUMENT}_sics. /$DESTDIR/{DataNumber,newserver/config/nexus/nexus.dic,script_validator/{DataNumber,data}}; chown ${INSTRUMENT}. /$DESTDIR/extraconfig.tcl"
+EXTRACT_NODEPLOY="ssh $DESTHOST $EXTRACT_CMDS; chown -R root:root /$DESTDIR; chown ${INSTRUMENT}_sics. /$DESTDIR/{DataNumber,newserver/config/nexus/nexus.dic}; chown ${INSTRUMENT}. /$DESTDIR/extraconfig.tcl"
 else
-EXTRACT="ssh $DESTHOST sg sics -c tar\ vxzp\ -C\ /"
-EXTRACT_NODEPLOY="ssh $DESTHOST sg sics -c \"tar\ vxzp\ -C\ /\""
+EXTRACT="ssh $DESTHOST $EXTRACT_CMDS"
+EXTRACT_NODEPLOY="ssh $DESTHOST $EXTRACT_CMDS"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -e $SRCDIR/MANIFEST.TXT ]
@@ -203,8 +200,8 @@ echo -e "The following files were installed by $USER\n" >> $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR/new
 cat $SRCDIR/MANIFEST.TXT $SRCDIR/$INSTSRC/MANIFEST.TXT >> $TEMPDIR/$DESTDIR/newserver/MANIFEST.TXT
 
 cd $TEMPDIR
-# remove any CVS directories
-rm -rf $(find $TARDIR -type d -name CVS)
+# remove any .svn directories
+rm -rf $(find $TARDIR -type d -name .svn)
 # remove any temporary editor files
 find $TARDIR -type f -name .\*.sw\? -exec rm {} \;
 # remove any editor backup files directories
@@ -218,7 +215,12 @@ find $TARDIR -type d -exec chmod u+rwx,g+rwxs,o-w+rx {} \;
 # Strip leading / from DESTDIR and extract to destination
 if [[ "$DEPLOY" = "YES" ]]
 then
-  tar -cz ${TARDIR}${EXEPATH} | $EXTRACT
+  if [[ "$DESTHOST" = "localhost" ]]
+  then
+    eval "tar -cz ${TARDIR} | $EXTRACT"
+  else
+    tar -cz ${TARDIR} | $EXTRACT
+  fi
 else
-  echo "tar -cz -C $TEMPDIR $TARDIR${EXEPATH} | $EXTRACT_NODEPLOY"
+  echo "tar -cz -C $TEMPDIR $TARDIR | $EXTRACT_NODEPLOY"
 fi