diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh
index 317cadd1..b5faeb07 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_dc.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ if [ "$nodetype" = "controller" ] ; then
         delimiter ${LOGFILE} "dcmanager subcloud-group list"
         dcmanager subcloud-group list 2>>${COLLECT_ERROR_LOG} >> ${LOGFILE}
 
-        cp -a /opt/dc/ansible ${extradir}
+        # copy the /opt/dc/ansible dir but exclude any iso files
+        rsync -a --relative --exclude '*.iso' /opt/dc/ansible ${extradir}
 
         delimiter ${LOGFILE} "find /opt/dc-vault -ls"
         find /opt/dc-vault -ls 2>>${COLLECT_ERROR_LOG} >> ${LOGFILE}
diff --git a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh
index 3f27a288..9207b0b3 100755
--- a/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh
+++ b/tools/collector/scripts/collect_sysinv.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ if [ "$nodetype" = "controller" ] ; then
     delimiter ${LOGFILE} "vm-topology"
     timeout 60 vm-topology --show all 2>>${COLLECT_ERROR_LOG} >> ${LOGFILE}
 
-    cp -a /opt/platform ${extradir}
+    # copy /opt/platform to extra dir while filtering out the
+    # iso and lost+found dirs
+    rsync -a --relative --exclude 'iso' --exclude 'lost+found' /opt/platform ${extradir}
 fi