diff --git a/logical-backup/dump.sh b/logical-backup/dump.sh
index dc91115..1ea6e49 100755
--- a/logical-backup/dump.sh
+++ b/logical-backup/dump.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function aws_upload_dir {
   [[ ! -z "${LOGICAL_BACKUP_S3_REGION}" ]] && args+=("--region=${LOGICAL_BACKUP_S3_REGION}")
 
   echo "Uploading dump dir to s3"
-  aws s3 cp "$1" "$PATH_TO_BACKUP" --recursive "${args[@]//\'/}"
+  aws s3 cp "$1" "$PATH_TO_BACKUP" "${args[@]//\'/}"
 }
 function gcs_upload {
   PATH_TO_BACKUP=gs://${LOGICAL_BACKUP_S3_BUCKET}"/"${POSTGRES_OPERATOR}"/"${LOGICAL_BACKUP_S3_BUCKET_SCOPE_SUFFIX}"/logical_backups/"$(date +%s).sql.gz