diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 1ab18497ea..ad92eaa105 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   - provision_config
 
 - name: put provisioning files
-  copy: src="provision/files" dest="/home/copr/provision/files"
+  synchronize: src="provision/files" dest="/home/copr/provision/"
   tags:
   - provision_config