diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
index effa83267..8688de444 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/splunk.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ execute "Untar splunk" do
 end
 
 execute "Install splunk" do
-  command "mv /tmp/install/splunk /opt/splunk"
+  command "mv -f /tmp/install/splunk /opt/splunk"
 end
 
 execute "Start splunk" do