diff --git a/scripts/99_deploy.sh b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
index 2c567ef..a6e4037 100644
--- a/scripts/99_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ deploy_file() {
     echo ""
     echo "${file_name}:"
 
-    cp -f ${_src_path} ${_trg_path}
+    # -f (--force): overwrite without confirmation
+    cp --force --recursive ${_src_path} ${_trg_path}
 
     # only chown if _no_chown variable is empty
     if [ -z "${_no_chown}" ]; then