diff --git a/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml b/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml
index 6d5e0f0368..56e433c707 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/sync-old-pkl.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   tasks:
   - name: Copy borked pkl
-    copy: src=/var/lib/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_cache.pkl dest=/root/mirrorlist_cache.pkl-{{ ansible_date_time.date }}
+    copy: src=/var/lib/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_cache.pkl dest=/root/mirrorlist_cache.pkl-{{ ansible_date_time.date }} remote_src=yes
 
   - name: Nuke borked pkl
     file: path=/var/lib/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_cache.pkl state=absent