diff --git a/beeswithmachineguns/bees.py b/beeswithmachineguns/bees.py
index 470c736..6a2fbae 100644
--- a/beeswithmachineguns/bees.py
+++ b/beeswithmachineguns/bees.py
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ def _hurl_attack(params):
                     options += ' -H "%s"' % h.strip()
 
         if params['contenttype'] is not '':
-            options += ' -H \"Content-Type : %s\"' % params['contenttype']
+            options += ' -H \"Content-Type: %s\"' % params['contenttype']
 
         stdin, stdout, stderr = client.exec_command('mktemp')
         # paramiko's read() returns bytes which need to be converted back to a str
@@ -992,13 +992,13 @@ def _hurl_attack(params):
             pem_file_path=_get_pem_path(params['key_name'])
             scpCommand = "scp -q -o 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no' -i %s %s %s@%s:~/" % (pem_file_path, params['post_file'], params['username'], params['instance_name'])
             os.system(scpCommand)
-            options += ' -p ~/%s' % params['post_file']
+            options += ' -d @/home/%s/%s' % (params['username'], params['post_file'])
 
         if params['cookies'] is not '':
             options += ' -H \"Cookie: %s;\"' % params['cookies']
 
         if params['basic_auth'] is not '':
-            options += ' -H \"Authorization : Basic %s\"' % params['basic_auth']
+            options += ' -H \"Authorization: Basic %s\"' % params['basic_auth']
 
         if params['seconds']:
             options += ' -l %d' % params['seconds']