diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index e0cfa00..af40264 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -254,14 +254,15 @@ func (p *Plugin) Exec() error {
 	errChannel := make(chan error)
 	finished := make(chan struct{})
 	for _, host := range hosts {
-		go func(host string) {
+		go func(h string) {
 			defer wg.Done()
+			host, port := p.hostPort(h)
 			// Create MakeConfig instance with remote username, server address and path to private key.
 			ssh := &easyssh.MakeConfig{
 				Server:            host,
 				User:              p.Config.Username,
 				Password:          p.Config.Password,
-				Port:              p.Config.Port,
+				Port:              port,
 				Key:               p.Config.Key,
 				KeyPath:           p.Config.KeyPath,
 				Passphrase:        p.Config.Passphrase,
@@ -385,6 +386,22 @@ func (p *Plugin) Exec() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// This function takes a Plugin struct and a host string and returns the host and port as separate strings.
+func (p Plugin) hostPort(host string) (string, string) {
+	// Split the host string by colon (":") to get the host and port
+	hosts := strings.Split(host, ":")
+	// Get the default port from the Plugin's Config field
+	port := p.Config.Port
+	// If the host string contains a port (i.e. it has more than one element after splitting), set the port to that value
+	if len(hosts) > 1 {
+		host = hosts[0]
+		port = hosts[1]
+	}
+
+	// Return the host and port as separate strings
+	return host, port
+}
+
 func trimValues(keys []string) []string {
 	var newKeys []string
 
diff --git a/plugin_test.go b/plugin_test.go
index a3ff1e4..2706258 100644
--- a/plugin_test.go
+++ b/plugin_test.go
@@ -804,3 +804,69 @@ func TestTargetFolderWithSpaces(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("SCP-error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHostPortString(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("SSH_AUTH_SOCK") != "" {
+		if err := exec.Command("eval", "`ssh-agent -k`").Run(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("exec: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	u, err := user.Lookup("drone-scp")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Lookup: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	plugin := Plugin{
+		Config: Config{
+			Host:            []string{"localhost:22", "localhost:22"},
+			Username:        "drone-scp",
+			Port:            "8080",
+			KeyPath:         "tests/.ssh/id_rsa",
+			Source:          []string{"tests/global/*"},
+			StripComponents: 2,
+			Target:          []string{filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, "1234")},
+			CommandTimeout:  60 * time.Second,
+			TarExec:         "tar",
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = plugin.Exec()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	// check file exist
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, "1234", "c.txt")); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("SCP-error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(u.HomeDir, "1234", "d.txt")); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("SCP-error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Unit test for hostPort
+func TestHostPort(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Plugin{
+		Config: Config{
+			Port: "8080",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Test case 1: host string with port
+	host1 := "example.com:1234"
+	expectedHost1 := "example.com"
+	expectedPort1 := "1234"
+	actualHost1, actualPort1 := p.hostPort(host1)
+	if actualHost1 != expectedHost1 || actualPort1 != expectedPort1 {
+		t.Errorf("hostPort(%s) = (%s, %s); expected (%s, %s)", host1, actualHost1, actualPort1, expectedHost1, expectedPort1)
+	}
+
+	// Test case 2: host string without port
+	host2 := "example.com"
+	expectedHost2 := "example.com"
+	expectedPort2 := "8080" // default port
+	actualHost2, actualPort2 := p.hostPort(host2)
+	if actualHost2 != expectedHost2 || actualPort2 != expectedPort2 {
+		t.Errorf("hostPort(%s) = (%s, %s); expected (%s, %s)", host2, actualHost2, actualPort2, expectedHost2, expectedPort2)
+	}
+}