diff --git a/pkg/sync/rpc/server.go b/pkg/sync/rpc/server.go
index 29089bc3c..219036450 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/rpc/server.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/rpc/server.go
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (s *SyncAgentServer) fileSyncLocal(ctx context.Context, req *enginerpc.File
 
 		log.Tracef("Copying file %v to %v", sourcePath, targetPath)
 
-		err = lhio.CopyFile(sourcePath, targetPath, true)
+		err = sparse.SyncLocalFile(sourcePath, targetPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}