diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/emulators/standalone/pico-8/sources/start_pico8.sh b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/emulators/standalone/pico-8/sources/start_pico8.sh
index 52159c92078..efbf464de43 100644
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/emulators/standalone/pico-8/sources/start_pico8.sh
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/emulators/standalone/pico-8/sources/start_pico8.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 # store sdl_controllers in root directory so its shared across devices - will look to revisit this with controller refactor work
-cp -f /usr/config/SDL-GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt ${GAME_DIR}/sdl_controllers.txt
+cp --update=none /usr/config/SDL-GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt ${GAME_DIR}/sdl_controllers.txt
 
 # mark the binary executable to cover cases where the user adding the binaries doesn't know or forgets.
 chmod 0755 ${LAUNCH_DIR}/${STATIC_BIN}
 set_kill set "-9 ${STATIC_BIN} start_pico8.sh"
-${LAUNCH_DIR}/${STATIC_BIN} -home -root_path ${GAME_DIR} -joystick 0 ${OPTIONS} "${CART}"
\ No newline at end of file
+${LAUNCH_DIR}/${STATIC_BIN} -home -root_path ${GAME_DIR} -joystick 0 ${OPTIONS} "${CART}"