diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-episodes.yml b/.github/workflows/update-episodes.yml
index fe31dc92..0a46a870 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-episodes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-episodes.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Move files
               run: |
                 ls -RF
-                rsync -t --delete output/carpentries/*.md episodes
-                rsync -t --delete output/carpentries/code/ ./code
+                rsync -t -d --delete output/carpentries/*.md episodes
+                rsync -t -r --delete output/carpentries/code/ ./code
             - name: Create Pull Request
               uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
               with: