diff --git a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
index db3177f407..90221e2a12 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 borg_backup_excludes:
   - '/etc/puppet*'
   - '/home/*.cache/*'
+  - '/root/.bup*'
   - '/var/cache/*'
   - '/var/tmp/*'
   - '/var/run/*'