diff --git a/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix.go b/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix.go
index 9ebf5ea..7a761f7 100644
--- a/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix.go
+++ b/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	version "github.com/mcuadros/go-version"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 // functionality needed for "de-central" data
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func SyncDataToFileserver(datasetId string, user map[string]string, RSYNCServer
 		
 	// Show rsync's output	
 	rsyncCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	log.Printf("Running %v.\n", rsyncCmd.Args)
+	log.Printf("Running: %v.\n", rsyncCmd.Args)
 	err = rsyncCmd.Run()
 	return err
 }
@@ -56,7 +57,15 @@ func getRsyncVersion() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	version := strings.Split(string(output), "\n")[0]
-	versionNumber := strings.Split(version, " ")[2]
+	version := string(output)
+	
+	// Use a regular expression to find the version number.
+	// It will match the first occurrence of a string in the format "x.y.z" in the `version` string, where "x", "y", and "z" are one or more digits.
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`\d+\.\d+\.\d+`)
+	versionNumber := re.FindString(version)
+	if versionNumber == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find version number in rsync version string: %s", version)
+	}
+	
 	return versionNumber, nil
 }
diff --git a/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix_test.go b/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix_test.go
index 5abc870..456f7f9 100644
--- a/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix_test.go
+++ b/datasetIngestor/syncDataToFileserver_unix_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package datasetIngestor
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 func TestGetRsyncVersion(t *testing.T) {
@@ -13,5 +14,10 @@ func TestGetRsyncVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	if version == "" {
 		t.Error("getRsyncVersion() returned an empty string")
+	} else {
+		match, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}$`, version)
+		if !match {
+			t.Error("getRsyncVersion() returned wrong version string format: ", version)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/datasetUtils/getAvailableDatasets.go b/datasetUtils/getAvailableDatasets.go
index 87ad763..c1c43b7 100644
--- a/datasetUtils/getAvailableDatasets.go
+++ b/datasetUtils/getAvailableDatasets.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+	version "github.com/mcuadros/go-version"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 func GetAvailableDatasets(username string, RSYNCServer string, singleDatasetId string) []string {
@@ -21,7 +23,21 @@ func GetAvailableDatasets(username string, RSYNCServer string, singleDatasetId s
 		fmt.Printf("====== (only datasets highlighted in green will be retrieved)\n\n")
 		fmt.Printf("====== If you can not find the dataset in this listing: may be you forgot\n")
 		fmt.Printf("====== to start the necessary retrieve job from the the data catalog first ?\n\n")
-		cmd := exec.Command("rsync", "-e", "ssh -q", "--list-only", username+"@"+RSYNCServer+":retrieve/")
+
+		// Get rsync version
+		versionNumber, err := getRsyncVersion()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Error getting rsync version: ", err)
+		}
+
+		// Check rsync version and adjust command accordingly
+		var cmd *exec.Cmd
+		if version.Compare(versionNumber, "3.2.3", ">=") {
+			cmd = exec.Command("rsync", "-e", "ssh", "--list-only", username+"@"+RSYNCServer+":retrieve/")
+		} else {
+			cmd = exec.Command("rsync", "-e", "ssh -q", "--list-only", username+"@"+RSYNCServer+":retrieve/")
+		}
+
 		out, err := cmd.Output()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Running %v.\n", cmd.Args)
@@ -43,3 +59,22 @@ func GetAvailableDatasets(username string, RSYNCServer string, singleDatasetId s
 	}
 	return datasetList
 }
+
+// Get rsync version
+func getRsyncVersion() (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("/usr/bin/rsync", "--version")
+	output, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	version := string(output)
+	
+	// Use a regular expression to find the version number
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`\d+\.\d+\.\d+`)
+	versionNumber := re.FindString(version)
+	if versionNumber == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find version number in rsync version string: %s", version)
+	}
+	
+	return versionNumber, nil
+}