diff --git a/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh b/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
index f2b8e22..aed02f0 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
+++ b/xtrabackup/files/innobackupex-client-runner.sh
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 ssh-keygen -R {{ client.target.host }} 2>&1 | tee $rsyncLog
 ssh-keyscan {{ client.target.host }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts  2>&1 | tee $rsyncLog
 echo "Rsyncing files to remote host"
-/usr/bin/rsync -rhtPv --rsync-path=rsync --progress $BACKUPDIR/* -e ssh xtrabackup@{{ client.target.host }}:$SERVERBACKUPDIR 2>&1 | tee $rsyncLog
+/usr/bin/rsync -rhtPpv --rsync-path=rsync --progress $BACKUPDIR/* -e ssh xtrabackup@{{ client.target.host }}:$SERVERBACKUPDIR 2>&1 | tee $rsyncLog
 
 # Check if the rsync succeeded or failed
 if ! grep -q "rsync error: " $rsyncLog; then