diff --git a/sync_manager.cpp b/sync_manager.cpp
index caafae0..b4f153d 100644
--- a/sync_manager.cpp
+++ b/sync_manager.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            execl("/usr/bin/rsync", "rsync", "-a", entryPath.c_str(),
+            execl("/usr/bin/rsync", "rsync", "-aI", entryPath.c_str(),
                   dst.c_str(), nullptr);
+
             // execl only returns on fail
             error("Error ({ERRNO}) occurred during the rsync call on {PATH}",
                   "ERRNO", errno, "PATH", entryPath);