diff --git a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py
index 3bf30e1f..f8f09c35 100644
--- a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py
+++ b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/groups/transfer_group.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import json
 from airflow.utils.task_group import TaskGroup
 from airflow.utils.trigger_rule import TriggerRule
+from airflow.decorators import task
 
 group_kwgs = {"group_id": "Transfer", "tooltip": "Transfer"}
 
@@ -27,13 +28,22 @@ def cogify_copy_task(ti):
     external_role_arn = airflow_vars_json.get("ASSUME_ROLE_WRITE_ARN")
     return cogify_transfer_handler(event_src=config, external_role_arn=external_role_arn)
 
-
-def transfer_data(ti):
+@task
+def transfer_data(ti, payload):
     """Transfer data from one S3 bucket to another; s3 copy, no need for docker"""
     from veda_data_pipeline.utils.transfer import (
         data_transfer_handler,
     )
-    config = ti.dag_run.conf
+    # use task-provided payload if provided, otherwise fall back on ti values
+    # payload will generally have the same values expected by discovery, so some renames are needed when combining the dicts
+    config = {
+        **payload,
+        **ti.dag_run.conf,
+        "origin_bucket": payload.get("bucket", ti.dag_run.conf.get("origin_bucket", "veda-data-store")),
+        "origin_prefix": payload.get("prefix", ti.dag_run.conf.get("origin_prefix", "s3-prefix/")),
+        "target_bucket": payload.get("target_bucket", ti.dag_run.conf.get("target_bucket", "veda-data-store")),
+        "dry_run": payload.get("dry_run", ti.dag_run.conf.get("dry_run", True)),# TODO default false before merge
+    }
     airflow_vars = Variable.get("aws_dags_variables")
     airflow_vars_json = json.loads(airflow_vars)
     external_role_arn = airflow_vars_json.get("ASSUME_ROLE_WRITE_ARN")
diff --git a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py
index c4a7d418..c6b1f2b6 100644
--- a/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py
+++ b/dags/veda_data_pipeline/veda_dataset_pipeline.py
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ def mutate_payload(**kwargs):
 
 @task(max_active_tis_per_dag=3)
 def transfer_assets_to_production_bucket(payload):
-    # TODO
+    # TODO do transfer
+    transfer_data(payload)
+    # if transfer complete, update discovery payload to reflect new bucket
+    payload.update({"bucket": "veda-data-store"})
+    payload.update({"prefix": payload.get("collection")+"/"})
     return payload
 
 
@@ -112,18 +116,21 @@ def transfer_assets_to_production_bucket(payload):
 
     collection_grp = collection_task_group()
     mutate_payload_task = mutate_payload()
-    discover = discover_from_s3_task.partial(alt_payload=mutate_payload_task).expand(event=extract_discovery_items())
-    discover.set_upstream(collection_grp)  # do not discover until collection exists
-
-    get_files = get_dataset_files_to_process(payload=discover) # untangle mapped data format to get iterable payloads from discover step
+    extract_from_payload = extract_discovery_items()
 
     # asset transfer to production bucket
     transfer_flag = dag.params.get("transfer", False)
     if transfer_flag:
-        transfer_task = transfer_assets_to_production_bucket(payload=get_files)
-        build_stac = build_stac_task.expand(payload=transfer_task)
+        transfer_task = transfer_assets_to_production_bucket.expand(payload=extract_from_payload)
+        discover = discover_from_s3_task.partial(alt_payload=mutate_payload_task).expand(event=transfer_task)
     else:
-        build_stac = build_stac_task.expand(payload=get_files)
+        discover = discover_from_s3_task.partial(alt_payload=mutate_payload_task).expand(event=extract_from_payload)
+    discover.set_upstream(collection_grp)  # do not discover until collection exists
+
+    get_files = get_dataset_files_to_process(payload=discover) # untangle mapped data format to get iterable payloads from discover step
+
+    
+    build_stac = build_stac_task.expand(payload=get_files)
     build_stac.set_upstream(get_files)
     # .output is needed coming from a non-taskflow operator
     submit_stac = submit_to_stac_ingestor_task.expand(built_stac=build_stac)
diff --git a/sm2a/Makefile b/sm2a/Makefile
index 616f74d6..6efc19f2 100644
--- a/sm2a/Makefile
+++ b/sm2a/Makefile
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ count_down = \
 	@echo "Spinning up the system please wait..."; \
 	secs=40; \
 	while [ $secs -gt 0 ]; do \
-		printf "%d\033[0K\r" "$secs"; \
+		printf "%d\033[0K\r" "$$secs"; \
 		sleep 1; \
-		((secs--)); \
+		secs=$$((secs - 1)); \
 	done;
 
 .PHONY: