diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/templates/backup.sh b/roles/nextcloud/templates/backup.sh
index e1976bd..008a19c 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/templates/backup.sh
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/templates/backup.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if cd "{{ nextcloud_webroot }}"; then
 	trap 'sudo -u www-data ./occ maintenance:mode --off' EXIT
 	date="$(date -Iseconds)"
 	log "Creating data backup"
-	tar czhf "$OUTDIR/$date-data.tar.gz" "/var/nextcloud"
+	tar czhf --exclude "files_trashbin" "$OUTDIR/$date-data.tar.gz" "/var/nextcloud"
 	log "Creating webroot backup"
 	tar czf "$OUTDIR/$date-webroot.tar.gz" "{{ nextcloud_webroot }}"
 	log "Creating DB backup"