diff --git a/task/gcs-download/0.1/gcs-download.yaml b/task/gcs-download/0.1/gcs-download.yaml
index 30648ba352..d76f4909dd 100644
--- a/task/gcs-download/0.1/gcs-download.yaml
+++ b/task/gcs-download/0.1/gcs-download.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
 
       if [[ "$(params.typeDir)" == "true" ]]; then
         mkdir -p "$DESTINATION"
-        gsutil rsync -d -r "$(params.location)" "$DESTINATION"
+        gsutil -m rsync -d -r "$(params.location)" "$DESTINATION"
       else
         gsutil cp $(params.location) "$DESTINATION"
       fi
diff --git a/task/gcs-upload/0.1/gcs-upload.yaml b/task/gcs-upload/0.1/gcs-upload.yaml
index de3b6e4805..255ec7626b 100644
--- a/task/gcs-upload/0.1/gcs-upload.yaml
+++ b/task/gcs-upload/0.1/gcs-upload.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
       fi
 
       if [[ -d "$SOURCE" ]]; then
-        gsutil rsync -d -r "$SOURCE" "$(params.location)"
+        gsutil -m rsync -d -r "$SOURCE" "$(params.location)"
       else
         gsutil cp "$SOURCE" "$(params.location)"
       fi