diff --git a/mover-rclone/active.sh b/mover-rclone/active.sh
index 4ada1dbe9..b2e5293a8 100755
--- a/mover-rclone/active.sh
+++ b/mover-rclone/active.sh
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ destination)
     error 1 "unknown value for DIRECTION: ${DIRECTION}"
     ;;
 esac
-sync
+sync -f ${RCLONE_DEST_PATH}
 echo "Rclone completed in $(( SECONDS - START_TIME ))s"
diff --git a/mover-rsync-tls/server.sh b/mover-rsync-tls/server.sh
index 23e00c1df..95fa2d380 100644
--- a/mover-rsync-tls/server.sh
+++ b/mover-rsync-tls/server.sh
@@ -213,5 +213,5 @@ fi
 wait
 echo "Stunnel completed shut down."
 
-sync
+sync -f $TARGET
 echo "Sync complete, exiting."
diff --git a/mover-rsync/destination.sh b/mover-rsync/destination.sh
index 85187cb8f..ff0b417ed 100755
--- a/mover-rsync/destination.sh
+++ b/mover-rsync/destination.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ if [[ -e /tmp/exit_code ]]; then
         CODE="$CODE_IN"
     fi
 fi
-sync
+sync -f $HOME
 echo "Exiting... Exit code: $CODE"
 exit "$CODE"
diff --git a/mover-rsync/source.sh b/mover-rsync/source.sh
index 5a1801f86..0e42bff80 100755
--- a/mover-rsync/source.sh
+++ b/mover-rsync/source.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ do
 done
 set -e
 echo "Rsync completed in $(( SECONDS - START_TIME ))s"
-sync
+sync -f $SOURCE
 if [[ $rc -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "Synchronization completed successfully. Notifying destination..."
     # ssh does not take [ip] format for ipv6, so use DESTINATION_ADDRESS rather than URL_DESTINATION_ADDRESS