diff --git a/fdroidserver/server.py b/fdroidserver/server.py
index 3efe5603..100fff29 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/server.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/server.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def update_awsbucket(repo_section):
 
 
 def update_serverwebroot(repo_section):
-    rsyncargs = ['rsync', '--update', '--recursive', '--delete']
+    rsyncargs = ['rsync', '--archive', '--delete']
     if options.verbose:
         rsyncargs += ['--verbose']
     if options.quiet: