diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 11752c7d..dcad0ce4 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def merge_user_dir(src, dst):
         else:
             extant_dirs += dst_dir
 
-def try_copy(src, dst, add_write_perm=True, copy_metadata=True, optional=False):
+def try_copy(src, dst, add_write_perm=True, copy_metadata=False, optional=False):
     try:
         if os.path.isdir(dst):
             dstfile = dst + "/" + os.path.basename(src)