diff --git a/Rsync/rsync.sh b/Rsync/rsync.sh
index 0f101e5..d518019 100644
--- a/Rsync/rsync.sh
+++ b/Rsync/rsync.sh
@@ -25,15 +25,30 @@ source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../common.sh"
 
 parse_args "$@"
 
-# ----------------------------- INPUT -----------------------------
-if [[ -z "$DIRECTORY" ]]; then
-    if [[ "${1:-}" != "" && "${1:-}" != --* && "${1:-}" != *=* ]]; then
-        DIRECTORY="$1"
-        shift
-    fi
-fi
+# ----------------------------
+# INPUT HANDLING (FIXED)
+# ----------------------------
 
-[[ -z "$DIRECTORY" ]] && error "Missing directory" && exit 1
+DIRECTORY=""
+
+for ARG in "$@"; do
+    case "$ARG" in
+        --*|*=*)
+            # skip flags and key=value
+            ;;
+        *)
+            if [[ -z "$DIRECTORY" ]]; then
+                DIRECTORY="$ARG"
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$DIRECTORY" ]]; then
+    error "Missing directory"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <directory> [--dry-run] [--status] [VAR=value]"
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 # ----------------------------- HOST -----------------------------
 detect_hosts