diff --git a/nova/templates/bin/_nova-console-proxy-init-assets.sh.tpl b/nova/templates/bin/_nova-console-proxy-init-assets.sh.tpl
index 396d7970d5..7338c1dd42 100644
--- a/nova/templates/bin/_nova-console-proxy-init-assets.sh.tpl
+++ b/nova/templates/bin/_nova-console-proxy-init-assets.sh.tpl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ set -ex
 
 console_kind="{{- .Values.console.console_kind -}}"
 if [ "${console_kind}" == "novnc" ] ; then
-    cp -vaR /usr/share/novnc/* /tmp/usr/share/novnc/
+    cp -vaRf /usr/share/novnc/* /tmp/usr/share/novnc/
 elif [ "${console_kind}" == "spice" ] ; then
-    cp -vaR /usr/share/spice-html5/* /tmp/usr/share/spice-html5/
-fi
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+    cp -vaRf /usr/share/spice-html5/* /tmp/usr/share/spice-html5/
+fi