diff --git a/octane/commands/update_bootstrap.py b/octane/commands/update_bootstrap.py
index e799e373..d0c947dc 100644
--- a/octane/commands/update_bootstrap.py
+++ b/octane/commands/update_bootstrap.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from octane.util import archivate
 
 def update_centos_bootstrap():
     with archivate.update_cpio(magic_consts.BOOTSTRAP_INITRAMFS) as tmp_dir:
-        shutil.copy(
+        shutil.copy2(
             "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys",
             os.path.join(tmp_dir, "root/.ssh/authorized_keys"))
 
diff --git a/octane/handlers/backup_restore/astute.py b/octane/handlers/backup_restore/astute.py
index fd9b85a4..dbd138fc 100644
--- a/octane/handlers/backup_restore/astute.py
+++ b/octane/handlers/backup_restore/astute.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class AstuteArchivator(base.PathArchivator):
                     ",".join(not_found_keys)))
         old_path_name = "{0}.old".format(self.path)
         new_path_name = "{0}.new".format(self.path)
-        shutil.copy(self.path, old_path_name)
+        shutil.copy2(self.path, old_path_name)
         with open(new_path_name, "w") as new:
             yaml.safe_dump(current_yaml, new, default_flow_style=False)
         shutil.move(new_path_name, self.path)
diff --git a/octane/tests/test_archivators_restore.py b/octane/tests/test_archivators_restore.py
index d83bcf4a..7c7615eb 100644
--- a/octane/tests/test_archivators_restore.py
+++ b/octane/tests/test_archivators_restore.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ def test_astute_restore(mocker, mock_open, keys_in_dump_file, restored):
 
     mocker.patch("yaml.load", side_effect=[dump_dict, current_dict])
     safe_dump = mocker.patch("yaml.safe_dump")
-    copy_mock = mocker.patch("shutil.copy")
+    copy_mock = mocker.patch("shutil.copy2")
     move_mock = mocker.patch("shutil.move")
     cls = astute.AstuteArchivator
     archive = TestArchive([member], cls)
diff --git a/octane/tests/test_util_auth.py b/octane/tests/test_util_auth.py
index 031cd53a..682e1cd9 100644
--- a/octane/tests/test_util_auth.py
+++ b/octane/tests/test_util_auth.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_set_astute_password(mocker, mock_open, exc_on_apply):
     mkstemp_mock = mocker.patch(
         "tempfile.mkstemp",
         return_value=(1, "/etc/fuel/.astute.yaml.bac"))
-    mock_copy = mocker.patch("shutil.copy")
+    mock_copy = mocker.patch("shutil.copy2")
     mock_move = mocker.patch("shutil.move")
     yaml_load = mocker.patch(
         "yaml.load", return_value={"FUEL_ACCESS": {"password": "dump_pswd"}})
diff --git a/octane/util/auth.py b/octane/util/auth.py
index e7ebd90e..e614991a 100644
--- a/octane/util/auth.py
+++ b/octane/util/auth.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def set_astute_password(auth_context):
     _, tmp_file_name = tempfile.mkstemp(
         dir="/etc/fuel",
         prefix=".astute.yaml.octane")
-    shutil.copy("/etc/fuel/astute.yaml", tmp_file_name)
+    shutil.copy2("/etc/fuel/astute.yaml", tmp_file_name)
     try:
         data = helpers.get_astute_dict()
         data["FUEL_ACCESS"]["password"] = auth_context.password