diff --git a/src/pfe/portal/modules/utils/sharedFunctions.js b/src/pfe/portal/modules/utils/sharedFunctions.js
index 65c260375..ecec8a683 100644
--- a/src/pfe/portal/modules/utils/sharedFunctions.js
+++ b/src/pfe/portal/modules/utils/sharedFunctions.js
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ module.exports.updateObject = function updateObject(objectToUpdate, fieldsToAddT
   return objectToUpdate;
 }
 
-module.exports.copyProject = async function copyFile(fromProjectPath, toProjectPath, mode) {
+module.exports.copyProject = async function copyFile(fromProjectPath, toProjectPath, mode, preserve = false) {
   log.debug(`copyProject fromPath: ${fromProjectPath}, toPath: ${toProjectPath}`);
-  await fs.copy(fromProjectPath, toProjectPath, { preserveTimestamps: true });
+  await fs.copy(fromProjectPath, toProjectPath, { preserveTimestamps: preserve });
   if (mode) {
     await fs.chmod(toProjectPath, mode);
   }
diff --git a/src/pfe/portal/routes/projects/remoteBind.route.js b/src/pfe/portal/routes/projects/remoteBind.route.js
index 1b2456c59..3a124feea 100644
--- a/src/pfe/portal/routes/projects/remoteBind.route.js
+++ b/src/pfe/portal/routes/projects/remoteBind.route.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ async function uploadEnd(req, res) {
       || modifiedList.length > 0;
     if (wasProjectChanged) {
       const projectPath = project.projectPath();
-      await cwUtils.copyProject(pathToTempProj, projectPath, getMode(project));
+      await cwUtils.copyProject(pathToTempProj, projectPath, getMode(project), true);
 
       if (project.injectMetrics) {
         try {