diff --git a/bin/rsync2cluster.sh b/bin/rsync2cluster.sh
index 1289dc1..ecde279 100644
--- a/bin/rsync2cluster.sh
+++ b/bin/rsync2cluster.sh
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ function ipfs_mfs_add_file() {
 	[ -z "$2" ] && fail "ipfs_mfs_add_file() was called with an empty second argument" 281
 	[ ! -f "$1" ] && fail "ipfs_mfs_add_file() was called with a path to a file which didn't exist: '$1'" 282
 	local _cid=""
-	
+
+	# workaround for https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/issues/7532
 	if ! _cid=$(ipfs_api add --chunker "$ipfs_chunker" --hash "$ipfs_hash" --cid-version "$ipfs_cid" --quieter "$1"); then
 		fail "ipfs_mfs_add_file() could not add the file '$1' to ipfs" 283
 	elif ! ipfs_api files cp "/ipfs/$_cid" "$2" >/dev/null 2>&1; then