diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 4d8bd22a..6c39143a 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -3314,7 +3314,7 @@ function create_restore_script {
   echo 'if [ -d $USB_MOUNT/backup/ipfs ]; then' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  echo "Restoring IPFS"' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  restore_directory_from_usb /root/tempipfs ipfs' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
-  echo -n "  cp -f /root/tempipfs/${RESTORE_SUBDIR}" >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
+  echo -n "  cp -rf /root/tempipfs/${RESTORE_SUBDIR}" >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs/* /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '    umount $USB_MOUNT' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_SCRIPT_NAME
@@ -4814,7 +4814,7 @@ function restore_from_friend {
   echo 'if [ -d $SERVER_DIRECTORY/backup/ipfs ]; then' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  echo "Restoring IPFS"' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  restore_directory_from_friend /root/tempipfs ipfs' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
-  echo -n "  cp -f /root/tempipfs/${RESTORE_SUBDIR}/" >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
+  echo -n "  cp -rf /root/tempipfs/${RESTORE_SUBDIR}/" >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs/* /home/$MY_USERNAME/.ipfs' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '  if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME
   echo '    rm -rf /root/tempipfs' >> /usr/bin/$RESTORE_FROM_FRIEND_SCRIPT_NAME