diff --git a/tasks/deploy/update.js b/tasks/deploy/update.js
index edaa45a..02e1373 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy/update.js
+++ b/tasks/deploy/update.js
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ module.exports = function (gruntOrShipit) {
 
     function remoteCopy() {
       var uploadDirPath = path.resolve(shipit.config.workspace, shipit.config.dirToCopy || '');
+      var options = _.get(shipit.config, 'deploy.remoteCopy') || {rsync: '--del'};
 
       shipit.log('Copy project to remote servers.');
-      return shipit.remoteCopy(uploadDirPath + '/', shipit.releasePath, {rsync: '--del'})
+
+      return shipit.remoteCopy(uploadDirPath + '/', shipit.releasePath, options)
       .then(function () {
         shipit.log(chalk.green('Finished copy.'));
       });
diff --git a/test/unit/tasks/deploy/update.js b/test/unit/tasks/deploy/update.js
index e18a227..0cdea4c 100644
--- a/test/unit/tasks/deploy/update.js
+++ b/test/unit/tasks/deploy/update.js
@@ -110,6 +110,23 @@ describe('deploy:update task', function () {
       })
     });
 
+    describe('remoteCopy option', function () {
+      it('should accept rsync options', function () {
+        return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+          var shipit = stubShipit(createShipitInstance({
+            deploy: {remoteCopy: {rsync: '--foo'}}
+          }));
+          shipit.start('deploy:update', function (err) {
+            if (err) reject(err);
+            var dirName = moment.utc().format('YYYYMMDDHHmmss');
+            expect(shipit.remoteCopy).to.be.calledWith('/tmp/workspace/', '/remote/deploy/releases/' + dirName, {rsync: '--foo'});
+            clock.tick(5);
+            resolve()
+          })
+        });
+      })
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('#setPreviousRevision', function () {