diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
index 8b2a584..78cd802 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ do
     docker run --rm --volumes-from "$docker_container_name" -v "$native_backups_mount:$docker_backups_mount" "kevinveenbirkenbach/alpine-rsync" sh -c "
     test -d $source_path &&
     mkdir -p \"$destination_path\" &&
-    rsync -ab --delete --backup-dir=\"$backup_dir_path\" $source_path $destination_path ||
+    rsync -ab --delete --delete-excluded --backup-dir=\"$backup_dir_path\" $source_path $destination_path ||
     mkdir -p \"$(dirname "$destination_path")\" &&
-    rsync -ab --delete --backup-dir=\"$(dirname "$backup_dir_path")\" $source_path $(dirname "$destination_path")";
+    rsync -ab --delete --delete-excluded --backup-dir=\"$(dirname "$backup_dir_path")\" $source_path $(dirname "$destination_path")";
     if [ "$destination_path" == "$first_destination_path" ]
       then
         echo "Cloning first to latest..."