diff --git a/cmd/commands/datasetIngestor.go b/cmd/commands/datasetIngestor.go
index ec1eee2..6f95946 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/datasetIngestor.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/datasetIngestor.go
@@ -93,30 +93,31 @@ For Windows you need instead to specify -user username:password on the command l
 		var globusClient globus.GlobusClient
 		var gConfig cliutils.GlobusConfig
 
-		switch transferType {
-		case Ssh:
-			transferFiles = cliutils.SshTransfer
-		case Globus:
-			transferFiles = cliutils.GlobusTransfer
-			var globusConfigPath string
-			if cmd.Flags().Lookup("globus-cfg").Changed {
-				globusConfigPath = globusCfgFlag
-			} else {
-				execPath, err := os.Executable()
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Fatalln("can't find executable path:", err)
+		if copyFlag {
+			switch transferType {
+			case Ssh:
+				transferFiles = cliutils.SshTransfer
+			case Globus:
+				transferFiles = cliutils.GlobusTransfer
+				var globusConfigPath string
+				if cmd.Flags().Lookup("globus-cfg").Changed {
+					globusConfigPath = globusCfgFlag
+				} else {
+					execPath, err := os.Executable()
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Fatalln("can't find executable path:", err)
+					}
+					globusConfigPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(execPath), "globus.yaml")
 				}
-				globusConfigPath = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(execPath), "globus.yaml")
-			}
 
-			globusClient, gConfig, err = cliutils.GlobusLogin(globusConfigPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalln("couldn't create globus client:", err)
-			}
+				globusClient, gConfig, err = cliutils.GlobusLogin(globusConfigPath)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatalln("couldn't create globus client:", err)
+				}
 
-			if autoarchiveFlag {
-				log.Println("Cannot autoarchive when transferring via Globus due to the transfer happening asynchronously. Use the \"globusCheckTransfer\" command to archive them")
-				autoarchiveFlag = false
+				if autoarchiveFlag {
+					log.Fatalln("Cannot autoarchive when transferring via Globus due to the transfer happening asynchronously. Use the \"globusCheckTransfer\" command to archive them")
+				}
 			}
 		}