diff --git a/overlay/usr/libexec/init-storage b/overlay/usr/libexec/init-storage
index 963b74e..6795aee 100755
--- a/overlay/usr/libexec/init-storage
+++ b/overlay/usr/libexec/init-storage
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ copy_var() {
 
     echo 'Copying /var contents to data volume'
     mount -o subvol=var "${dev}" "${tmpdir}" || exit
-    cp -acuv /var/. "${tmpdir}" || exit
+    cp -auv /var/. "${tmpdir}" || exit
     umount "${tmpdir}"
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ setup_etc() {
     echo 'Initializing writable paths in /etc'
     mount -o subvol=etc "${dev}" "${tmpdir}" || exit
     if [ ! -f "${tmpdir}"/shadow ]; then
-        cp -ca /etc/shadow "${tmpdir}"/shadow || exit
+        cp -a /etc/shadow "${tmpdir}"/shadow || exit
     fi
     mount -o bind "${tmpdir}"/shadow /etc/shadow || exit
     if [ -f /etc/aimee-os/writable-etc ]; then
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ setup_etc() {
                         mkdir -p "${tmpdir}/${path%/*}"
                         ;;
                     esac
-                    cp -ca /etc/"${path}" "${tmpdir}/${path}"
+                    cp -a /etc/"${path}" "${tmpdir}/${path}"
                 elif [ "${type}" = d ]; then
                     mkdir -p "${tmpdir}/${path}"
                 elif [ "${type}" = f ]; then