diff --git a/file_mover/remote_sftp.py b/file_mover/remote_sftp.py
index 7ee4e751..2b58c460 100755
--- a/file_mover/remote_sftp.py
+++ b/file_mover/remote_sftp.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class sftp_remote:
         #-T3= 3 threads, use 70% of available ram
         #TODO exclude dir where hlstats spams pictures of the player graphs
         if 'tar_recursive' == command_state:
-            exec_command_state = f"XZ_OPT='-T3 --memlimit-compress=70%' tar --exclude={zipname} --exclude=/home/nonroot/backups/ --exclude=/home/nonroot/demos --exclude=/home/nonroot/snap --exclude=logs/ --ignore-failed-read -cJf {zipname} {self.path}"
+            exec_command_state = f"XZ_OPT='-T3 --memlimit-compress=70%' tar --exclude={zipname} --exclude=/home/nonroot/backups --exclude=/home/nonroot/demos --exclude=/home/nonroot/snap --exclude=logs/ --ignore-failed-read -cJf {zipname} {self.path}"
         elif 'mysqldump' == command_state:
             #check README for my.cnf regarding how this works
             exec_command_state = f'mysqldump -u backups_db --all-databases > mysqldump.sql'