diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index bb0d680..b1c32a7 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ iocBootDocs:
 	./makeIOCBootDocs
 
 install:
-	cp *.html /home/epics/web_software/epics
-	cp *.png /home/epics/web_software/epics
-	cp *.jpg /home/epics/web_software/epics
-	cp -rp areaDetectorDoxygenHTML  /home/epics/web_software/epics/
+	cp -f *.html /home/epics/web_software/epics
+	cp -f *.png /home/epics/web_software/epics
+	cp -f *.jpg /home/epics/web_software/epics
+	cp -rfp areaDetectorDoxygenHTML  /home/epics/web_software/epics/
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf areaDetectorDoxygenHTML/*