diff --git a/files/etc/bup-excludes b/files/etc/bup-excludes
index 273a593..e9087a5 100644
--- a/files/etc/bup-excludes
+++ b/files/etc/bup-excludes
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 /mnt/*
 /var/agentx/*
 /run/*
+/root/backup-restore-*