diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 66e21e6..5c87586 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
       register: __zigbee_datadir
 
     - name: Backup data directory
-      copy:
-        remote_src: yes
+      synchronize:
         src: "{{ zigbee2mqtt_base_dir }}/data"
         dest: "/tmp/zigbee_data"
+        recursive: yes
+      delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
       when: __zigbee_datadir.stat.exists
 
     - name: Setup zigbee2mqtt
@@ -33,10 +34,11 @@
       register: __zigbee2mqtt_install
 
     - name: Restore data directory
-      copy:
-        remote_src: yes
+      synchronize:
         src: "/tmp/zigbee_data"
         dest: "{{ zigbee2mqtt_base_dir }}/data"
+        recursive: yes
+      delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
       when: __zigbee_datadir.stat.exists
 
     - name: Delete existing node_modules folder