diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
index c542e588..6bfa7b0c 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ssh_upload: publish
 	scp -P $$(SSH_PORT) -r $$(OUTPUTDIR)/* $$(SSH_USER)@$$(SSH_HOST):$$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
 
 rsync_upload: publish
-	rsync -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" -P -rvz --delete $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR) --cvs-exclude
+	rsync -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" -P -rvzc --delete $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR) --cvs-exclude
 
 dropbox_upload: publish
 	cp -r $$(OUTPUTDIR)/* $$(DROPBOX_DIR)
diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in b/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in
index fb56ae85..fbd03e2c 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/fabfile.py.in
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ def publish():
         remote_dir=dest_path,
         exclude=".DS_Store",
         local_dir=DEPLOY_PATH.rstrip('/') + '/',
-        delete=True
+        delete=True,
+        extra_opts='-c',
     )