diff --git a/download_recordings b/download_recordings
index 9296d7e..b503c72 100644
--- a/download_recordings
+++ b/download_recordings
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ LOCAL_FOLDER="/Users/Etienne/GitHub/NorthStar-HMI"
 echo "Starting folder download from Raspberry Pi"
 
 # Run scp with sshpass
-scp -r "$PI_USER@$PI_HOST:$REMOTE_FOLDER" "$LOCAL_FOLDER"
+rsync -avz --progress --ignore-existing\
+    "$PI_USER@$PI_HOST:$REMOTE_FOLDER" \
+    "$LOCAL_FOLDER"
 
 # Check if scp succeeded
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then