diff --git a/roles/minecraft/templates/recover.sh b/roles/minecraft/templates/recover.sh
index 0d83526..f35e0b0 100644
--- a/roles/minecraft/templates/recover.sh
+++ b/roles/minecraft/templates/recover.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cd "$MINECRAFT_DIR" || exit 50
 # If the world directory exists, we need to ensure that we don't clobber it
 if [ -d "world" ]; then
 	echo "Backing up current world"
-	tar czf "recover-world-$(date -Iseconds).tar.gz" world --remove-files
+	tar --force-local czf "recover-world-$(date -Iseconds).tar.gz" world --remove-files
 fi
 # If it STILL exists, then we have a problem
 if [ -d "world" ]; then