diff --git a/roles/taskotron/imagefactory-client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/imagefactory-client/tasks/main.yml
index 329112a60e..dba7706a2e 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/imagefactory-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/imagefactory-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     dest: '/var/lib/fedoraqa/base_images'
     update: yes
     version: '{{imagefactory_tools_branch}}'
+    recursive: no
 
 - name: Generate configuration
   template: src=config.ini.j2 dest=/etc/taskotron_base_images/config.ini owner=root group=root mode=0644