diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
index fd4c5aba..53298c20 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/syncfiles.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def sync_list_to_node(sl, node, suffixes):
                           os.path.join(targdir, suffixes['merge']), True)
         sshutil.prep_ssh_key('/etc/confluent/ssh/automation')
         output = subprocess.check_output(
-            ['rsync', '-rvL', targdir + '/', 'root@{}:/'.format(node)], timeout=86400)
+            ['rsync', '-rvLpgotDAX', targdir + '/', 'root@{}:/'.format(node)], timeout=86400)
     except Exception as e:
         if 'CalledProcessError' not in repr(e):
             # https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/413