diff --git a/roles/fetch-tox-output/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/fetch-tox-output/tasks/main.yaml
index ef317c19b..6640460d8 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-tox-output/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch-tox-output/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
     mode: pull
     src: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}/.tox/{{ item }}/log/"
     verify_host: true
-    rsync_opts:
-      - "--ignore-missing-args"
   with_items: "{{ envlist }}"
   # some tox runs may not create a virtualenv and thus have
   # no ./tox/env directory