diff --git a/src/tox_ansible/plugin.py b/src/tox_ansible/plugin.py
index d97ec82..035bafc 100644
--- a/src/tox_ansible/plugin.py
+++ b/src/tox_ansible/plugin.py
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ def conf_commands_pre(
         group = "echo ::group::Copy the collection to the galaxy build dir"
         commands.append(group)
     cd_tox_dir = f"cd {TOX_WORK_DIR}"
-    copy_cmd = f"cp -r --parents $(git ls-files 2> /dev/null || ls) {galaxy_build_dir}"
+    copy_cmd = f"rsync -r $(git ls-files 2> /dev/null || ls) {galaxy_build_dir}"
     full_cmd = f"bash -c '{cd_tox_dir} && {copy_cmd}'"
     commands.append(full_cmd)
     if in_action():