diff --git a/roles/matrix-server/tasks/import_media_store.yml b/roles/matrix-server/tasks/import_media_store.yml
index 525a03e5..51d34ec4 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-server/tasks/import_media_store.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-server/tasks/import_media_store.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     path: "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}"
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
     group: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
+    recurse: yes
 
 - name: Ensure Matrix Synapse is started (if it previously was)
   service: name="{{ item }}" state=started daemon_reload=yes