diff --git a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
index efc9ae69b2..e4d2884227 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ borg_backup_excludes:
   - '/var/lib/docker/*'
   - '/var/lib/containerd/*'
   - '/var/lib/mlocate/*'
+  - '/var/lib/snapd/*'
 borg_backup_excludes_extra: []
 
 borg_backup_dirs: