diff --git a/t470.nix b/t470.nix
index 2a80f64..57e8614 100644
--- a/t470.nix
+++ b/t470.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       # wait for document to finish uploading
       inotifywait --event close_write --timeout 60 /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload
       # copy documents over
-      ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync --verbose --stats --sparse --recursive --checksum /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload/ paperless-upload@005540.xyz:/var/lib/paperless-upload
+      ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync --verbose --stats --sparse --recursive --checksum --remove-source-files /var/lib/ftp/paperless-upload/ paperless-upload@005540.xyz:/var/lib/paperless-upload
     '';
   };
   systemd.paths.uploadPaperlessDocuments = {