diff --git a/templates/common/transfer_project.sh b/templates/common/transfer_project.sh
index 573f7041760302951a122ea919586f4ccaefe55c..5d787f5679c643c9838710aaf76440f3107a60ac 100644
--- a/templates/common/transfer_project.sh
+++ b/templates/common/transfer_project.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PROJ_FOLDER="%PROJDIR%"
 
 # Transfer the project
 
-if [ "%data_management.transfer%" == "True" ]; then 
+#if [ "%data_management.transfer%" == "True" ]; then 
 if [[ "x$HPCHOST" == "xlocalhost" ]]; then
   mkdir -p ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
   rsync -v -u -r --no-relative ${PROJ_FOLDER}/ ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ else
   ssh ${HPCUSER}@${HPCHOST} mkdir -p ${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
   rsync -v -u -r --no-relative ${PROJ_FOLDER}/ ${HPCUSER}@${HPCHOST}:${REMOTE_WORKDIR}/proj
 fi
-fi
+#fi