diff --git a/m7/m7_commands.txt b/m7/m7_commands.txt
index 6d293005..c10e28ce 100644
--- a/m7/m7_commands.txt
+++ b/m7/m7_commands.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $env:AWS_PROFILE="deep-dive"
 copy .\m7\application_config_example\ .\application_config -Recurse
 
 ## Bash or zsh
-cp ./m7/application_config_example ./application_config
+cp -r ./m7/application_config_example ./application_config
 
 ## Create Git Repository
 # Start by setting the GitHub token environment variable
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ git push --set-upstream origin tfe-outputs
 # Add new variable values to application workspace
 # Create pull request and merge once there are no changes
 
-# Merge the changes back to the main branch in GitHub too
\ No newline at end of file
+# Merge the changes back to the main branch in GitHub too