diff --git a/kitty_tests/ssh.py b/kitty_tests/ssh.py
index ea6ebe719..db1f4d283 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/ssh.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/ssh.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from functools import lru_cache
 
 from kittens.ssh.utils import get_connection_data
-from kittens.transfer.utils import set_paths
 from kitty.constants import is_macos, kitten_exe, runtime_dir
 from kitty.fast_data_types import CURSOR_BEAM, shm_unlink
 from kitty.utils import SSHConnectionData
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ print(' '.join(map(str, buf)))'''), lines=13, cols=77)
                 f.write(simple_data)
 
         for sh in self.all_possible_sh:
-            with self.subTest(sh=sh), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as remote_home, tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as local_home, set_paths(home=local_home):
+            with self.subTest(sh=sh), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as remote_home, tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as local_home:
                 tuple(map(touch, 'simple-file g.1 g.2'.split()))
                 os.makedirs(f'{local_home}/d1/d2/d3')
                 touch('d1/d2/x')
@@ -83,13 +82,13 @@ print(' '.join(map(str, buf)))'''), lines=13, cols=77)
                 conf = '''\
 copy simple-file
 copy s1
-copy --symlink-strategy=keep-name s2
+copy --symlink-strategy=keep-path s2
 copy --dest=a/sfa simple-file
 copy --glob g.*
 copy --exclude */w.* d1
 '''
                 self.check_bootstrap(
-                    sh, remote_home, test_script='env; exit 0', SHELL_INTEGRATION_VALUE='', conf=conf
+                    sh, remote_home, test_script='env; exit 0', SHELL_INTEGRATION_VALUE='', conf=conf, home=local_home,
                 )
                 tname = '.terminfo'
                 if os.path.exists('/usr/share/misc/terminfo.cdb'):
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ env COLORTERM
                         self.assertEqual(pty.screen.cursor.shape, 0)
                         self.assertNotIn(b'\x1b]133;', pty.received_bytes)
 
-    def check_bootstrap(self, sh, home_dir, login_shell='', SHELL_INTEGRATION_VALUE='enabled', test_script='', pre_data='', conf='', launcher='sh'):
+    def check_bootstrap(self, sh, home_dir, login_shell='', SHELL_INTEGRATION_VALUE='enabled', test_script='', pre_data='', conf='', launcher='sh', home=''):
         if login_shell:
             conf += f'\nlogin_shell {login_shell}'
         if 'python' in sh:
@@ -223,7 +222,10 @@ env COLORTERM
             test_script = f'echo "UNTAR_DONE"; {test_script}'
         conf += '\nshell_integration ' + SHELL_INTEGRATION_VALUE or 'disabled'
         conf += '\ninterpreter ' + sh
-        cp = subprocess.run([kitten_exe(), '__pytest__', 'ssh', test_script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, input=conf.encode('utf-8'))
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        if home:
+            env['HOME'] = home
+        cp = subprocess.run([kitten_exe(), '__pytest__', 'ssh', test_script], env=env, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, input=conf.encode('utf-8'))
         self.assertEqual(cp.returncode, 0)
         self.rdata = json.loads(cp.stdout)
         del cp
diff --git a/tools/cmd/ssh/config.go b/tools/cmd/ssh/config.go
index d6d48831f..fcefb1e16 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/ssh/config.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/ssh/config.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (self *ConfigSet) line_handler(key, val string) error {
 	return c.Parse(key, val)
 }
 
-func load_config(hostname_to_match string, username_to_match string, overrides []string, paths ...string) (*Config, error) {
+func load_config(hostname_to_match string, username_to_match string, overrides []string, paths ...string) (*Config, []config.ConfigLine, error) {
 	ans := &ConfigSet{all_configs: []*Config{NewConfig()}}
 	p := config.ConfigParser{LineHandler: ans.line_handler}
 	if len(paths) == 0 {
@@ -380,13 +380,13 @@ func load_config(hostname_to_match string, username_to_match string, overrides [
 	paths = utils.Filter(paths, func(x string) bool { return x != "" })
 	err := p.ParseFiles(paths...)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	if len(overrides) > 0 {
 		err = p.ParseOverrides(overrides...)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	return config_for_hostname(hostname_to_match, username_to_match, ans), nil
+	return config_for_hostname(hostname_to_match, username_to_match, ans), p.BadLines(), nil
 }
diff --git a/tools/cmd/ssh/main.go b/tools/cmd/ssh/main.go
index b5240bec6..fc652f1ae 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/ssh/main.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/ssh/main.go
@@ -532,10 +532,15 @@ func run_ssh(ssh_args, server_args, found_extra_args []string) (rc int, err erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return 1, err
 	}
-	host_opts, err := load_config(hostname_for_match, uname, overrides)
+	host_opts, bad_lines, err := load_config(hostname_for_match, uname, overrides)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 1, err
 	}
+	if len(bad_lines) > 0 {
+		for _, x := range bad_lines {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Ignoring bad config line: %s:%d with error: %s", filepath.Base(x.Src_file), x.Line_number, x.Err)
+		}
+	}
 	if host_opts.Share_connections {
 		kpid, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("KITTY_PID"))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -646,8 +651,11 @@ func test_integration_with_python(args []string) (rc int, err error) {
 		username: "testuser", hostname_for_match: "host.test", request_data: true,
 		test_script: args[0], echo_on: true,
 	}
-	opts, err := load_config(cd.hostname_for_match, cd.username, nil, f.Name())
+	opts, bad_lines, err := load_config(cd.hostname_for_match, cd.username, nil, f.Name())
 	if err == nil {
+		if len(bad_lines) > 0 {
+			return 1, fmt.Errorf("Bad config lines: %s with error: %s", bad_lines[0].Line, bad_lines[0].Err)
+		}
 		cd.host_opts = opts
 		err = get_remote_command(cd)
 	}