diff --git a/modules/utility/dir.lib b/modules/utility/dir.lib
index eb9bc84..c4b2840 100644
--- a/modules/utility/dir.lib
+++ b/modules/utility/dir.lib
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function dir_copy () {
   while getopts 'sem' OPTION; do
   case "$OPTION" in
     s)
-      usesudo=true
+      usesudo=sudo
       ;;
     e)
       noconfirm=true
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ src=$(realpath -s $1)
 dest=$(realpath -s $2)
 [ ! -d "$src" ] && echo source: $src is not a directory && return 3
 [[ $merge ]] && src=${src}/
-cmd="$usesudo rsync --exclude *[C]ache* --exclude node_modules --progress -aAru $src $dest"
+cmd="$usesudo rsync --exclude *[C]ache* --progress -aAru $src $dest"
 echo $cmd
 [[ ! -v PS1 ]] && noconfirm=true
 [[ ! $noconfirm ]] && { confirm Do you want to $([[ $merge ]] && echo merge $src into || echo copy $src within) $dest? || return 0; }