diff --git a/tasks/pullcerts.yml b/tasks/pullcerts.yml
index baee9a466e0853917375252942621caf95e963b9..775018381f6c91b2884f4d647300ba8baf1da291 100644
--- a/tasks/pullcerts.yml
+++ b/tasks/pullcerts.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     - '/etc/haproxy/certs'
 
 - name: "Sync files"
-  shell: rsync -r '{{ proxy_active_host }}:{{ item }}/' '{{ item }}'
+  shell: rsync -rulp '{{ proxy_active_host }}:{{ item }}/' '{{ item }}'
   delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
   become: no
   with_items: