try different plugin

.drone.yml

@@ -28,19 +28,17 @@ steps:
 #    PLUGIN_EXCLUDE: ^\.git/$
 
 - name: dell-sftp-deploy
-  image: appleboy/drone-scp
+  image: hypervtechnics/drone-sftp
   settings:
-    host:
-      - ftp.emc.com
+    host: ftp.emc.com
     username:
       from_secret: FTP_USERNAME
     password:
       from_secret: FTP_PASSWORD
     port: 22
-    command_timeout: 2m
+    source: ./
+    filter: events*
+    clean: false
     target: /
     overwrite: true
-    debug: true
-    source:
-      - events
-      - events_checksum.txt
+    verbose: true