diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
index b972b06c0042f50985d7162214ca5146816f5413..b31d2c8167c789a72a22d4ee769e8e7458d25f2c 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class copier(LOFARnodeTCP):
 
         # construct copy command: Copy to the dir
         # if process runs on local host use a simple copy command.
-        if self.globalfs or source_node=="localhost":
+        if self.globalfs:
+            command = ["lfs", "cp", "-r","{0}".format(source_path),"{0}".format(target_path)]
+        elif source_node=="localhost":
             command = ["cp", "-r","{0}".format(source_path),"{0}".format(target_path)]
         else:
             command = ["rsync", "-r",