diff --git a/roles/badges/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/badges/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index c7c9896a04..5c4908a1dd 100644
--- a/roles/badges/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/badges/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@
 
 - name: copy over all our badge images
   synchronize: >
-    src=/srv/web/infra/badges/pngs
-    dest=/usr/share/badges/pngs
+    src=/srv/web/infra/badges/pngs/
+    dest=/usr/share/badges/pngs/
+    delete=yes
   tags:
   - assets
 
@@ -102,8 +103,9 @@
 
 - name: copy over all our badge images
   synchronize: >
-    src=/srv/web/infra/badges/stls
-    dest=/usr/share/badges/stls
+    src=/srv/web/infra/badges/stls/
+    dest=/usr/share/badges/stls/
+    delete=yes
   tags:
   - assets