diff --git a/pungi/phases/ostree_installer.py b/pungi/phases/ostree_installer.py
index a78fccad..190e3fe4 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/ostree_installer.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/ostree_installer.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class OstreeInstallerThread(WorkerThread):
         os_path = compose.paths.compose.os_tree(arch, variant)
         boot_iso = os.path.join(output_dir, 'images', 'boot.iso')
 
-        shortcuts.run('cp -av %s/* %s/' %
+        shortcuts.run('cp -rv %s/* %s/' %
                       (shlex_quote(output_dir), shlex_quote(os_path)))
         try:
             os.link(boot_iso, iso_path)
diff --git a/tests/test_ostree_installer_phase.py b/tests/test_ostree_installer_phase.py
index e3af4468..e9b58006 100644
--- a/tests/test_ostree_installer_phase.py
+++ b/tests/test_ostree_installer_phase.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class OstreeThreadTest(helpers.PungiTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(self.topdir + '/work/x86_64/Everything/'))
         self.assertFalse(os.path.isdir(self.topdir + '/work/x86_64/Everything/ostree_installer'))
         self.assertEqual(run.call_args_list,
-                         [mock.call('cp -av {0}/work/x86_64/Everything/ostree_installer/* {0}/compose/Everything/x86_64/os/'.format(self.topdir))])
+                         [mock.call('cp -rv {0}/work/x86_64/Everything/ostree_installer/* {0}/compose/Everything/x86_64/os/'.format(self.topdir))])
 
     @mock.patch('kobo.shortcuts.run')
     @mock.patch('productmd.images.Image')