diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index 1cd5cc6e..8d597ea1 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ function ensureJarIsBuilt(version, target_api) {
 }
 
 function copyJsAndJar(projectPath, version) {
-    shell.cp(path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'assets', 'www', 'cordova.js'), path.join(projectPath, 'assets', 'www', 'cordova.js'));
+    shell.cp('-f', path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'assets', 'www', 'cordova.js'), path.join(projectPath, 'assets', 'www', 'cordova.js'));
     // Don't fail if there are no old jars.
     setShellFatal(false, function() {
         shell.ls(path.join(projectPath, 'libs', 'cordova-*.jar')).forEach(function(oldJar) {
             shell.rm('-f', path.join(projectPath, 'libs', oldJar));
         });
     });
-    shell.cp(path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'cordova-' + version + '.jar'), path.join(projectPath, 'libs', 'cordova-' + version + '.jar'));
+    shell.cp('-f', path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'cordova-' + version + '.jar'), path.join(projectPath, 'libs', 'cordova-' + version + '.jar'));
 }
 
 function copyScripts(projectPath) {