diff --git a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
index 01e1706..0023ce4 100755
--- a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
+++ b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [ "${remote_is_docker}" != "yes" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if rsync --compress --delete --delete-excluded --exclude-from="${deployment_exclude_file}" --executability --human-readable --progress --recursive "${local_directory_path}/" "${remote_ssh_string}":"${remote_directory_path}"; then
+if rsync --compress --delete --delete-excluded --exclude-from="${deployment_exclude_file}" --executability --human-readable --progress --update --recursive "${local_directory_path}/" "${remote_ssh_string}":"${remote_directory_path}"; then
   echo syncing OK
 else
   echo syncing NOK