diff --git a/backend/src/setup.rs b/backend/src/setup.rs
index e3c5c2538..f656c0e88 100644
--- a/backend/src/setup.rs
+++ b/backend/src/setup.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ async fn migrate(
             ignore_existing: false,
             exclude: Vec::new(),
         },
-    )?;
+    )
+    .await?;
     let mut package_data_transfer = Rsync::new(
         "/media/embassy/migrate/package-data/",
         "/embassy-data/package-data/",
@@ -473,7 +474,8 @@ async fn migrate(
             ignore_existing: false,
             exclude: vec!["tmp".to_owned()],
         },
-    )?;
+    )
+    .await?;
 
     let mut main_prog = 0.0;
     let mut main_complete = false;
diff --git a/backend/src/update/mod.rs b/backend/src/update/mod.rs
index d29ec8ce7..fe8e8bb4b 100644
--- a/backend/src/update/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/update/mod.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ async fn do_update(ctx: RpcContext, eos_url: EosUrl) -> Result<(), Error> {
         eos_url.rsync_path()?,
         "/media/embassy/next",
         Default::default(),
-    )?;
+    )
+    .await?;
     while let Some(progress) = rsync.progress.next().await {
         crate::db::DatabaseModel::new()
             .server_info()
@@ -305,7 +306,8 @@ async fn sync_boot() -> Result<(), Error> {
             ignore_existing: true,
             exclude: Vec::new(),
         },
-    )?
+    )
+    .await?
     .wait()
     .await?;
     if !*IS_RASPBERRY_PI {
diff --git a/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs b/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs
index 70e2b7daf..e317416ff 100644
--- a/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs
+++ b/libs/helpers/src/rsync.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
+use futures::StreamExt;
 use models::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncReadExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct Rsync {
     pub progress: WatchStream<f64>,
 }
 impl Rsync {
-    pub fn new(
+    pub async fn new(
         src: impl AsRef<Path>,
         dst: impl AsRef<Path>,
         options: RsyncOptions,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ impl Rsync {
         let mut command = cmd
             .arg("-acAXH")
             .arg("--info=progress2")
+            .arg("--no-inc-recursive")
             .arg(src.as_ref())
             .arg(dst.as_ref())
             .kill_on_drop(true)
@@ -99,12 +101,9 @@ impl Rsync {
             })
             .lines();
             while let Some(line) = lines.next_line().await? {
-                if line.contains(" to-chk=0/") {
-                    if let Some(percentage) = line
-                        .split_ascii_whitespace()
-                        .find_map(|col| col.strip_suffix("%"))
-                    {
-                        if let Err(err) = send.send(percentage.parse::<f64>()? / 100.0) {
+                if let Some(percentage) = parse_percentage(&line) {
+                    if percentage > 0.0 {
+                        if let Err(err) = send.send(percentage / 100.0) {
                             return Err(Error::new(
                                 eyre!("rsync progress send error: {}", err),
                                 ErrorKind::Filesystem,
@@ -116,11 +115,13 @@ impl Rsync {
             Ok(())
         })
         .into();
+        let mut progress = WatchStream::new(recv);
+        progress.next().await;
         Ok(Rsync {
             command,
             _progress_task: progress_task,
             stderr,
-            progress: WatchStream::new(recv),
+            progress,
         })
     }
     pub async fn wait(mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -149,3 +150,63 @@ impl Rsync {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+fn parse_percentage(line: &str) -> Option<f64> {
+    if let Some(percentage) = line
+        .split_ascii_whitespace()
+        .find_map(|col| col.strip_suffix("%"))
+    {
+        return percentage.parse().ok();
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_parse() {
+    let input = "          1.07G 57%   95.20MB/s    0:00:10 (xfr#1, to-chk=0/2)";
+    assert_eq!(Some(57.0), parse_percentage(input));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_rsync() {
+    use futures::StreamExt;
+    use tokio::fs;
+    let mut seen_zero = false;
+    let mut seen_in_between = false;
+    let mut seen_hundred = false;
+    fs::remove_dir_all("/tmp/test_rsync")
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    fs::create_dir_all("/tmp/test_rsync/a").await.unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all("/tmp/test_rsync/b").await.unwrap();
+    for i in 0..100 {
+        tokio::io::copy(
+            &mut fs::File::open("/dev/urandom").await.unwrap().take(100_000),
+            &mut fs::File::create(format!("/tmp/test_rsync/a/sample.{i}.bin"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+    let mut rsync = Rsync::new(
+        "/tmp/test_rsync/a/",
+        "/tmp/test_rsync/b/",
+        Default::default(),
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    while let Some(progress) = rsync.progress.next().await {
+        if progress <= 0.05 {
+            seen_zero = true;
+        } else if progress > 0.05 && progress < 1.0 {
+            seen_in_between = true
+        } else {
+            seen_hundred = true;
+        }
+    }
+    rsync.wait().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(seen_zero, "seen zero");
+    assert!(seen_in_between, "seen in between 0 and 100");
+    assert!(seen_hundred, "seen 100");
+}
diff --git a/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs b/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs
index 8d3029b8a..0639e1598 100644
--- a/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/js_engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -707,8 +707,9 @@ mod fns {
             );
         }
 
-        let running_rsync =
-            Rsync::new(src, dst, options).map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{:?}", e.source))?;
+        let running_rsync = Rsync::new(src, dst, options)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{:?}", e.source))?;
         let insert_id = {
             let mut rsyncs = rsyncs.lock().await;
             let next = rsyncs.0 + 1;