diff --git a/src/unisync/synchroniser.py b/src/unisync/synchroniser.py
index fbf2d8f..df782bd 100644
--- a/src/unisync/synchroniser.py
+++ b/src/unisync/synchroniser.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Synchroniser:
             command.append(f"BelowPath {path}")
 
         if force:
-            command.append("-force")
+            command.append("-prefer")
             command.append(remote_root)
             command.append("-batch")