diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile
index e282e01..a5b769d 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/Makefile	
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ lint:
 	flake8 --exclude=lib/,bin/ .
 
 sync_data_to_s3:
-	aws s3 sync --recursive data/ s3://$(BUCKET)/data/
+	aws s3 sync data/ s3://$(BUCKET)/data/
 
 sync_data_from_s3:
-	aws s3 sync --recursive s3://$(BUCKET)/data/ data/
+	aws s3 sync s3://$(BUCKET)/data/ data/
 
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 # PROJECT RULES                                                                 #