diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py b/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py
index ea0d95be5b..774b311d63 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py
@@ -796,9 +796,9 @@ def copy_db(self, filename, export=True):
         """Copy database file to or from new path."""
         self.db_close()
         if export:
-            shutil.copy(self.dbpath, filename)
+            shutil.copy2(self.dbpath, filename)
         else:
-            shutil.copy(filename, self.dbpath)
+            shutil.copy2(filename, self.dbpath)
 
     def remove_cache_backup(self) -> None:
         """Removes the backup if database was successfully loaded."""