diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index 87428ca..753ce20 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
   rm ${NODEJS_UNTAR}/{LICENSE,CHANGELOG.md,README.md} 
   echo "$node_install_path"
   echo "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"
-  sudo rsync -a "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
+  sudo rsync -av "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
   echo "Done copying"
 
   sudo chown -R $(whoami) "$node_install_path/lib/node_modules/"