diff --git a/roles/batcave/files/centos-10-sync b/roles/batcave/files/centos-10-sync
index e6d31dfa99..88ddb7f4c2 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/files/centos-10-sync
+++ b/roles/batcave/files/centos-10-sync
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Set up variables we use
 RSYNC='/usr/bin/rsync'
 RS_OPT="-avSHP --numeric-ids"
-RS_DEADLY="--delete --delete-delay --delay-updates"
+RS_DEADLY="--delete --delete-excluded --delete-delay --delay-updates"
 CENT_EXCLUDES="--exclude=iso --exclude=kickstart --exclude=images --exclude=debug --exclude=source"
 
 SERVER=centos-master01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/roles/batcave/files/centos-9s-sync b/roles/batcave/files/centos-9s-sync
index 04985e338f..abccabe77e 100644
--- a/roles/batcave/files/centos-9s-sync
+++ b/roles/batcave/files/centos-9s-sync
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Set up variables we use
 RSYNC='/usr/bin/rsync'
 RS_OPT="-avSHP  --numeric-ids"
-RS_DEADLY="--delete --delete-delay --delay-updates"
+RS_DEADLY="--delete --delete-excluded --delete-delay --delay-updates"
 CENT_EXCLUDES="--exclude=iso --exclude=kickstart --exclude=images --exclude=debug --exclude=source"
 
 SERVER=centos-master01.iad2.fedoraproject.org