diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/RsyncArchiveCopierFactory.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/RsyncArchiveCopierFactory.java
index a0898ecf996fa14fe4280187ea193de96c90debe..7b08fa09aec280127a1d76983b9dbf307d07c278 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/RsyncArchiveCopierFactory.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/RsyncArchiveCopierFactory.java
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.filesystem.rsync.RsyncCopier;
  * {@link IPathCopierFactory} that is more reliable than {@link RsyncCopierFactory} when it comes to
  * deciding which files to transfer. {@link IPathCopier} created by {@link RsyncCopierFactory} uses
  * "--append" flag causing files that are bigger in destination than in source to be ignored.
- * {@link IPathCopier} created by this factory is supposed to ignore only those files that have same
- * sizes and modification times.
+ * <p>
+ * {@link IPathCopier} created by this factory will compare a checksum on files to make a decision
+ * if the files have been changed and are in need of a transfer. The performance of such a check is
+ * much slower then the default one but with archiving we are concerned mostly about reliability.
+ * 
+ * @author Piotr Buczek
  */
 public final class RsyncArchiveCopierFactory implements Serializable, IPathCopierFactory
 {
@@ -35,8 +39,7 @@ public final class RsyncArchiveCopierFactory implements Serializable, IPathCopie
 
     public IPathCopier create(File rsyncExecutable, File sshExecutableOrNull)
     {
-        // TODO 2011-04-05, Piotr Buczek: should we use --no-whole-file?
         return new RsyncCopier(rsyncExecutable, sshExecutableOrNull, "--archive", "--delete",
-                "--inplace");
+                "--inplace", "--checksum");
     }
 }
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