diff --git a/scripts/dispatcher.py b/scripts/dispatcher.py
index 3986108..a8ba997 100644
--- a/scripts/dispatcher.py
+++ b/scripts/dispatcher.py
@@ -428,9 +428,10 @@ def _extract_on_remote_host(job_id: int, worker: dict, src_host: str, src_path:
 
     set_status(job_id, step=f"scp frames {vid_num}/{n_videos} -> {worker['host']}")
     print(f"  scp frames {remote_tmp}/ -> {worker['host']}:{frames_dir}/")
+    # Use glob instead of -r to copy files directly (scp -r creates a subdir named after source)
     pull_cmd = (
-        f"scp -r -o BatchMode=yes "
-        f"{shlex.quote(src_host)}:{shlex.quote(remote_tmp + '/')} "
+        f"scp -o BatchMode=yes "
+        f"'{src_host}:{remote_tmp}/frame_*.jpg' "
         f"{shlex.quote(frames_dir)}/"
     )
     rc2, _, err2 = ssh(worker["ssh_alias"], pull_cmd, timeout=3600)