diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index ba24191c62..27a07d9fd4 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
   - notifs/backend
 
 - name: copy over admin utility scripts
-  synchronize: src=bin/ dest=/usr/local/bin/
+  copy: src=bin/{{ item }} dest=/usr/local/bin/{{ item }} owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  with_items:
+  - fmn-create-account
+  - fmn-disable-account
   tags:
   - notifs
   - notifs/backend