diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d77bb5e..da49af1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           AllowTCPForwarding no
           PermitTunnel no
           X11Forwarding no
-          ForceCommand internal-sftp {{ sftp_enable_logging | ternary('-l VERBOSE', '') }} {{ (sftp_start_directory in sftp_directories) | ternary('-d /' + sftp_start_directory, '') }}
+          ForceCommand internal-sftp {{ sftp_enable_logging | ternary('-l VERBOSE', '') }} {{ (sftp_start_directory in sftp_directories or sftp_start_directory in sftp_directories | selectattr("name", "defined") | map(attribute='name') | list) | ternary('-d /' + sftp_start_directory, '') }}
           PasswordAuthentication {{ sftp_allow_passwords | ternary('yes', 'no') }}
   notify: SFTP-Server | Restart sshd
 
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
index 3f774f4..0de6204 100644
--- a/tests/test.yml
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
     sftp_directories:
       - test1
       - test2
-    sftp_start_directory: test1
+      - name: test5
+        mode: 770
+    sftp_start_directory: test5
     sftp_users:
       - name: user1
         password: ""