diff --git a/lib/configure.py b/lib/configure.py
index 93ed5fd63c..1554ee5ae8 100644
--- a/lib/configure.py
+++ b/lib/configure.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def checkUpgrade():
             logger.debug('previous = ' + previous)
             if os.path.isdir( previous ):
                 logger.info('Found directory "%s".', previous)
-                copy_tree( previous, cwd )
+                copy_tree( previous, cwd, true )
                 logger.info('Content copied to directory "%s".', cwd)
                 return