diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Builds.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Builds.php
index ff1c439aa..b4c6e178c 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Builds.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Builds.php
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class Builds extends Action
                     Console::execute('mkdir -p ' . $tmpDirectory . '/' . $rootDirectory, '', $stdout, $stderr);
 
                     // Merge template into user repo
-                    Console::execute('cp -rfn ' . $tmpTemplateDirectory . '/' . $templateRootDirectory . '/* ' . $tmpDirectory . '/' . $rootDirectory, '', $stdout, $stderr);
+                    Console::execute('rsync -av --exclude \'.git\' ' . $tmpTemplateDirectory . '/' . $templateRootDirectory . '/ ' . $tmpDirectory . '/' . $rootDirectory, '', $stdout, $stderr);
 
                     // Commit and push
                     $exit = Console::execute('git config --global user.email "team@appwrite.io" && git config --global user.name "Appwrite" && cd ' . $tmpDirectory . ' && git add . && git commit -m "Create \'' . \escapeshellcmd($function->getAttribute('name', '')) . '\' function" && git push origin ' . \escapeshellcmd($branchName), '', $stdout, $stderr);