diff --git a/tfexec/init.go b/tfexec/init.go
index bff9ecd3..8fd36677 100644
--- a/tfexec/init.go
+++ b/tfexec/init.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func (opt *DirOption) configureInit(conf *initConfig) {
 	conf.dir = opt.path
 }
 
+func (opt *ForceCopyOption) configureInit(conf *initConfig) {
+	conf.forceCopy = opt.forceCopy
+}
+
 func (opt *FromModuleOption) configureInit(conf *initConfig) {
 	conf.fromModule = opt.source
 }
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ func (tf *Terraform) initCmd(ctx context.Context, opts ...InitOption) (*exec.Cmd
 		o.configureInit(&c)
 	}
 
-	args := []string{"init", "-no-color", "-force-copy", "-input=false"}
+	args := []string{"init", "-no-color", "-input=false"}
 
 	// string opts: only pass if set
 	if c.fromModule != "" {
@@ -144,6 +148,10 @@ func (tf *Terraform) initCmd(ctx context.Context, opts ...InitOption) (*exec.Cmd
 		args = append(args, "-verify-plugins="+fmt.Sprint(c.verifyPlugins))
 	}
 
+	if c.forceCopy {
+		args = append(args, "-force-copy")
+	}
+
 	// unary flags: pass if true
 	if c.reconfigure {
 		args = append(args, "-reconfigure")
diff --git a/tfexec/init_test.go b/tfexec/init_test.go
index 850f36f8..4d1a7fd1 100644
--- a/tfexec/init_test.go
+++ b/tfexec/init_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func TestInitCmd_v012(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-lock-timeout=0s",
 			"-backend=true",
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func TestInitCmd_v012(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("override all defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
-		initCmd, err := tf.initCmd(context.Background(), Backend(false), BackendConfig("confpath1"), BackendConfig("confpath2"), FromModule("testsource"), Get(false), GetPlugins(false), Lock(false), LockTimeout("999s"), PluginDir("testdir1"), PluginDir("testdir2"), Reconfigure(true), Upgrade(true), VerifyPlugins(false), Dir("initdir"))
+		initCmd, err := tf.initCmd(context.Background(), Backend(false), BackendConfig("confpath1"), BackendConfig("confpath2"), ForceCopy(true), FromModule("testsource"), Get(false), GetPlugins(false), Lock(false), LockTimeout("999s"), PluginDir("testdir1"), PluginDir("testdir2"), Reconfigure(true), Upgrade(true), VerifyPlugins(false), Dir("initdir"))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ func TestInitCmd_v012(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-from-module=testsource",
 			"-lock-timeout=999s",
@@ -64,6 +62,7 @@ func TestInitCmd_v012(t *testing.T) {
 			"-lock=false",
 			"-get-plugins=false",
 			"-verify-plugins=false",
+			"-force-copy",
 			"-reconfigure",
 			"-backend-config=confpath1",
 			"-backend-config=confpath2",
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ func TestInitCmd_v1(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ func TestInitCmd_v1(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-from-module=testsource",
 			"-backend=false",
diff --git a/tfexec/terraform_test.go b/tfexec/terraform_test.go
index 7991991b..79338ea8 100644
--- a/tfexec/terraform_test.go
+++ b/tfexec/terraform_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ func TestSetLog(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ func TestSetLog(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ func TestSetLog(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -262,7 +259,6 @@ func TestSetLogCore(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -300,7 +296,6 @@ func TestSetLogCore(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -338,7 +333,6 @@ func TestSetLogCore(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -381,7 +375,6 @@ func TestSetLogPath(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -413,7 +406,6 @@ func TestSetLogPath(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -463,7 +455,6 @@ func TestSetLogPath(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -513,7 +504,6 @@ func TestSetLogPath(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -582,7 +572,6 @@ func TestSetLogProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -620,7 +609,6 @@ func TestSetLogProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -658,7 +646,6 @@ func TestSetLogProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -708,7 +695,6 @@ func TestCheckpointDisablePropagation_v012(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-lock-timeout=0s",
 			"-backend=true",
@@ -740,7 +726,6 @@ func TestCheckpointDisablePropagation_v012(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-lock-timeout=0s",
 			"-backend=true",
@@ -787,7 +772,6 @@ func TestCheckpointDisablePropagation_v1(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",
@@ -815,7 +799,6 @@ func TestCheckpointDisablePropagation_v1(t *testing.T) {
 		assertCmd(t, []string{
 			"init",
 			"-no-color",
-			"-force-copy",
 			"-input=false",
 			"-backend=true",
 			"-get=true",