diff --git a/local-backup b/local-backup
index c27fa6b..e10ebf7 100755
--- a/local-backup
+++ b/local-backup
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ ssh $remote "mkdir local-backup"
 
 ssh $remote "mkdir local-backup/$timestamp"
 ssh $remote "pg_dumpall -U postgres > local-backup/$timestamp/all_databases.sql"
-ssh $remote "cp -a /etc/synapse local-backup/$timestamp/synapse"
+ssh $remote "cp -r /etc/synapse local-backup/$timestamp/synapse"
 ssh $remote "tar -cC local-backup $timestamp | zstd -9 | age -r \$(cat backup-public-key.txt) -o local-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age"
 rsync -v $remote:./local-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age backup/
diff --git a/remote-backup b/remote-backup
index f29df48..2e610aa 100755
--- a/remote-backup
+++ b/remote-backup
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ mkdir remote-backup
 
 mkdir remote-backup/$timestamp
 pg_dumpall -U postgres > remote-backup/$timestamp/all_databases.sql
-cp -a /etc/synapse remote-backup/$timestamp/synapse
+cp -r /etc/synapse remote-backup/$timestamp/synapse
 tar -cC remote-backup $timestamp | zstd -9 | age -r $(cat backup-public-key.txt) -o remote-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age
 sshpass -f cloud-archive-password.txt rsync -v ./remote-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age pca@gateways.storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net:backup/