diff --git a/worker/src/build.rs b/worker/src/build.rs
index b11f531..75c97ef 100644
--- a/worker/src/build.rs
+++ b/worker/src/build.rs
@@ -293,10 +293,12 @@ async fn build(
                         &args.rsync_host,
                         "-i",
                         upload_ssh_key,
-                        &args.pushpkg_options,
                         "maintainers",
                         &job.git_branch,
                     ];
+                    if &args.pushpkg_options != "" {
+                        args.insert(0, &args.pushpkg_options);
+                    }
                     if &job.git_branch != "stable" {
                         // allow force push if noarch and non stable
                         args.insert(0, "--force-push-noarch-package");