diff --git a/t470.nix b/t470.nix
index b132f0f..2db19f2 100644
--- a/t470.nix
+++ b/t470.nix
@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@
     chown paperless-upload:paperless-upload /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload
   '';
   systemd.services.uploadPaperlessDocuments = {
-    path = [ pkgs.openssh ];
+    path = [ pkgs.openssh pkgs.inotify-tools ];
     serviceConfig = {
       User = "paperless-upload";
       StandardOutput = "journal+console";
       StandardError = "journal+console";
     };
     script = ''
+      # wait for document to finish uploading
+      inotifywait --event close_write /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload
+      # copy documents over
       ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync --verbose --stats --sparse --recursive --checksum /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload/ paperless-upload@005540.xyz:/var/lib/paperless-upload
     '';
   };