diff --git a/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml b/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml
index 56e433c707..4c1f5b2f24 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     file: path=/var/lib/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_cache.pkl state=absent
 
   - name: Copy old pkl/files into place
-    copy: src=/var/lib/mirrormanager/old/{{item}} dest=/var/lib/mirrormanager/{{item}} force=yes
+    copy: src=/var/lib/mirrormanager/old/{{item}} dest=/var/lib/mirrormanager/{{item}} force=yes remote_src=yes
     with_items:
     - mirrorlist_cache.pkl
     - i2_netblocks.txt