diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 137abe2b..4e006298 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ ReturnValue_t CoreController::executeAction(ActionId_t actionId, MessageQueueId_
         return result;
       }
       std::ostringstream oss("cp ", std::ostringstream::ate);
+      if (parser.isForceOptSet()) {
+        oss << "-f ";
+      }
       if (parser.isRecursiveOptSet()) {
         oss << "-r ";
       }
diff --git a/mission/sysDefs.h b/mission/sysDefs.h
index 4adab118..32ce9642 100644
--- a/mission/sysDefs.h
+++ b/mission/sysDefs.h
@@ -249,19 +249,22 @@ class CpHelperParser {
   CpHelperParser(const uint8_t* data, size_t maxLen) : data(data), maxLen(maxLen) {}
 
   ReturnValue_t parse() {
-    if (maxLen < 1) {
+    if (maxLen < 2) {
       return SerializeIF::STREAM_TOO_SHORT;
     }
     recursiveOpt = data[0];
-    return parseDestTargetString(data + 1, maxLen - 1, destTgt);
+    forceOpt = data[1];
+    return parseDestTargetString(data + 2, maxLen - 2, destTgt);
   }
   const SourceTargetPair& destTgtPair() const { return destTgt; }
   bool isRecursiveOptSet() const { return recursiveOpt; }
+  bool isForceOptSet() const { return forceOpt; }
 
  private:
   const uint8_t* data;
   size_t maxLen;
   bool recursiveOpt = false;
+  bool forceOpt = false;
   SourceTargetPair destTgt;
 };