diff --git a/.space.kts b/.space.kts
index 095b758..288c9ea 100644
--- a/.space.kts
+++ b/.space.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ job("Deploy") {
         env["SPC_USER"] = Secrets("spc-webmaster-user")
         env["SPC_ID"] = Secrets("spc-webmaster-id")
         kotlinScript { api ->
-            api.gradle("uploadDistribution", "reloadDistribution")
+            api.gradle("uploadDistribution")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 581d7e0..b5af7ac 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -75,15 +75,23 @@ tasks.getByName("processResources").dependsOn(writeBuildDate)
 
 val host = System.getenv("SPC_HOST")
 val user = System.getenv("SPC_USER")
-val identity = System.getenv("SPC_ID")
+val identityString = System.getenv("SPC_ID")
+val serviceName = "sciprog-site"
 
-if (host != null && user != null || identity != null) {
+if (host != null && user != null || identityString != null) {
     val uploadDistribution by tasks.creating {
         group = "distribution"
         dependsOn("installDist")
         doLast {
-            sshUploadDirectory(buildDir.resolve("install/spc-site"), host, user, "/opt") {
-                addIdentity("spc-webmaster", identity.encodeToByteArray(), null, null)
+            JSch {
+                addIdentity("spc-webmaster", identityString.encodeToByteArray(), null, null)
+            }.useSession(host, user) {
+                //stopping service during the upload
+                execute("sudo systemctl stop $serviceName")
+                uploadDirectory(buildDir.resolve("install/spc-site"), "/opt")
+                //adding executable flag to the entry point
+                execute("sudo chmod +x /opt/spc-site/bin/spc-site")
+                execute("sudo systemctl start $serviceName")
             }
         }
     }
@@ -91,12 +99,14 @@ if (host != null && user != null || identity != null) {
     val reloadDistribution by tasks.creating {
         group = "distribution"
         doLast {
-            sshExecute(host, user, "sudo systemctl restart sciprog-site") {
-                addIdentity("spc-webmaster", identity.encodeToByteArray(), null, null)
+            JSch {
+                addIdentity("spc-webmaster", identityString.encodeToByteArray(), null, null)
+            }.useSession(host, user) {
+                execute("sudo systemctl restart $serviceName")
             }
         }
     }
 
-}else {
+} else {
     logger.error("Host, user or ID are not defined. Skipping deployment tasks.")
 }
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diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/execute.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/execute.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d5eb36..0000000
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/execute.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelExec
-import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch
-import com.jcraft.jsch.Session
-import java.util.*
-
-
-fun JSch.execute(
-    host: String,
-    user: String,
-    command: String,
-    port: Int = 22,
-): String {
-    var session: Session? = null
-    var channel: ChannelExec? = null
-    try {
-        session = getSession(user, host, port)
-
-        val config = Properties()
-        config["StrictHostKeyChecking"] = "no"
-        session.setConfig(config)
-        session.connect()
-        channel = session.openChannel("exec") as ChannelExec
-        channel.setCommand(command)
-        channel.inputStream = null
-        channel.setErrStream(System.err)
-        val input = channel.inputStream
-        channel.connect()
-        return input.use { it.readAllBytes().decodeToString() }
-    } finally {
-        channel?.disconnect()
-        session?.disconnect()
-    }
-}
-
-
-fun sshExecute(
-    host: String,
-    user: String,
-    command: String,
-    port: Int = 22,
-    shellConfig: JSch.() -> Unit,
-): String = JSch().apply(shellConfig).execute(host, user, command, port)
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diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/uploads.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/uploads.kt
index 3dea743..19df10a 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/uploads.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/uploads.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelSftp
-import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch
-import com.jcraft.jsch.Session
-import com.jcraft.jsch.SftpATTRS
+import com.jcraft.jsch.*
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.util.*
@@ -46,37 +43,57 @@ private fun ChannelSftp.recursiveFolderUpload(sourceFile: File, destinationPath:
     }
 }
 
-fun JSch.uploadDirectory(
+fun Session.uploadDirectory(
     file: File,
-    host: String,
-    user: String,
     targetDirectory: String,
-    port: Int = 22,
 ) {
-    var session: Session? = null
     var channel: ChannelSftp? = null
     try {
-        session = getSession(user, host, port)
-
         val config = Properties()
         config["StrictHostKeyChecking"] = "no"
-        session.setConfig(config)
-        session.connect() // Create SFTP Session
-        channel = session.openChannel("sftp") as ChannelSftp // Open SFTP Channel
+        channel = openChannel("sftp") as ChannelSftp // Open SFTP Channel
         channel.connect()
         channel.cd(targetDirectory) // Change Directory on SFTP Server
         channel.recursiveFolderUpload(file, targetDirectory)
     } finally {
         channel?.disconnect()
+    }
+}
+
+fun Session.execute(
+    command: String,
+): String {
+    var channel: ChannelExec? = null
+    try {
+        channel = openChannel("exec") as ChannelExec
+        channel.setCommand(command)
+        channel.inputStream = null
+        channel.setErrStream(System.err)
+        val input = channel.inputStream
+        channel.connect()
+        return input.use { it.readAllBytes().decodeToString() }
+    } finally {
+        channel?.disconnect()
+    }
+}
+
+inline fun JSch.useSession(
+    host: String,
+    user: String,
+    port: Int = 22,
+    block: Session.() -> Unit,
+) {
+    var session: Session? = null
+    try {
+        session = getSession(user, host, port)
+        val config = Properties()
+        config["StrictHostKeyChecking"] = "no"
+        session.setConfig(config)
+        session.connect()
+        session.block()
+    } finally {
         session?.disconnect()
     }
 }
 
-fun sshUploadDirectory(
-    file: File,
-    host: String,
-    user: String,
-    targetDirectory: String,
-    port: Int = 22,
-    shellConfig: JSch.() -> Unit,
-) = JSch().apply(shellConfig).uploadDirectory(file, host, user, targetDirectory, port)
+fun JSch(configuration: JSch.() -> Unit): JSch = JSch().apply(configuration)