diff --git a/repmgr.c b/repmgr.c
index 939ea9a7..6a0e3553 100644
--- a/repmgr.c
+++ b/repmgr.c
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ copy_remote_files(char *host, char *remote_user, char *remote_path,
 	if (is_directory)
 	{
 		strcat(rsync_flags,
-			   " --exclude=pg_xlog* --exclude=pg_log* --exclude=pg_control --exclude=*.pid");
+			   " --exclude=pg_xlog/* --exclude=pg_log/* --exclude=pg_control --exclude=*.pid");
 		maxlen_snprintf(script, "rsync %s %s:%s/* %s",
 						rsync_flags, host_string, remote_path, local_path);
 	}