diff --git a/auto_import_v2_auto.py b/auto_import_v2_auto.py
index d963950..6fc07ad 100644
--- a/auto_import_v2_auto.py
+++ b/auto_import_v2_auto.py
@@ -177,12 +177,21 @@ while True:
                             mqtt_s.send_mqtt_message("sectorq/auto_import/job", {"status": "started","file":filename,"device":_DEV})
                             try:                                
                                 shutil.copy("{}/{}".format(FULL_PATH,filename),_FDEST)
+                                myCmd = f"rsync -avz {FULL_PATH}/{filename} {_FDEST}"
+                                status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(myCmd)
+                                
+                                
+                                
                                 files_imported += 1
                                 
                                 
                             except:
                                 try:
-                                    shutil.copy("{}/{}".format(FULL_PATH,filename),"{}/{}".format(_FDEST,filename))
+                                    #shutil.copy("{}/{}".format(FULL_PATH,filename),"{}/{}".format(_FDEST,filename))
+                                    myCmd = f"rsync -avz {FULL_PATH}/{filename} {_FDEST}"
+                                    status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(myCmd)
+                                    logging.debug(output)
+                                    logging.debug(status)
                                     files_imported += 1
                                 except:
                                     logging.debug("failed to move file {}".format(filename))
@@ -194,11 +203,17 @@ while True:
                         mqtt_s.send_mqtt_message("sectorq/auto_import/job", {"status": "started","file":file_or_dir,"device":_DEV})
                         try:                                
                             shutil.copy("{}/{}".format(_DEV_DIR,file_or_dir),_FDEST)
+                            myCmd = f"rsync -avz {_DEV_DIR}/{file_or_dir} {_FDEST}"
+                            status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(myCmd)
                             files_imported += 1
                             
                         except:
                             try:
                                 shutil.copy("{}/{}".format(_DEV_DIR,file_or_dir),"{}/{}".format(_FDEST,file_or_dir))
+                                myCmd = f"rsync -avz {_DEV_DIR}/{file_or_dir} {_FDEST}"
+                                status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(myCmd)
+                                
+                                
                                 files_imported += 1
                             except:
                                 logging.debug("failed to move file {}".format(file_or_dir))