diff --git a/scripts/distribute-experiment.sh b/scripts/distribute-experiment.sh
index e82f918f..48ec3fd3 100755
--- a/scripts/distribute-experiment.sh
+++ b/scripts/distribute-experiment.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fi
 for h in $FAIL_DISTRIBUTE_HOSTS
 do
 	echo Distributing to $h ...
-	rsync -az --partial --delete . $h:"$FAIL_EXPERIMENT_TARGETDIR" &
+	rsync -az --partial --delete --delete-excluded --exclude=core . $h:"$FAIL_EXPERIMENT_TARGETDIR" &
 done
 
 wait