diff --git a/dots/bin/nwgp.sh b/dots/bin/nwgp.sh
index f061627..b32acb9 100755
--- a/dots/bin/nwgp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/nwgp.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ backupDeploy() {
             echo "proceeding..."
 
             for file in "${files[@]}"; do
-                cp -v -u ${file} ${repo_dir}/
+                cp -v ${file} ${repo_dir}/
             done
 
         else
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ backupDeploy() {
 
         echo "deploying config files and restarting nwg-panel..."
 
-        cp -v -u -r ${repo_dir}/* ${nwgp_dir}
+        cp -v -r ${repo_dir}/* ${nwgp_dir}
         pkill nwg-panel > /dev/null 2>&1
         nwg-panel > /dev/null 2>&1 &