diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index f97e3ff..87428ca 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
   rm ${NODEJS_UNTAR}/{LICENSE,CHANGELOG.md,README.md} 
   echo "$node_install_path"
   echo "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"
-  sudo cp -rf "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
-  sync
-
+  sudo rsync -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
+  echo "Done copying"
 
   sudo chown -R $(whoami) "$node_install_path/lib/node_modules/"
   sudo chown $(whoami) ""$node_install_path"/bin/"