diff --git a/benchmark/rsync.sh b/benchmark/rsync.sh
index 5a8e7e4ea..9185217a5 100755
--- a/benchmark/rsync.sh
+++ b/benchmark/rsync.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sync_repo() {
           "$REPO_ROOT/" \
           "$DEST:~/aider/" || sleep 0.1
     
-    rsync -a .env .gitignore "$DEST:~/aider/." || sleep 0.1
+    rsync -a .env .gitignore .aider.model.settings.yml "$DEST:~/aider/." || sleep 0.1
 
     echo Done syncing, waiting.
 }