diff --git a/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh b/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh
index a6ddcb8..aea75ee 100644
--- a/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh
+++ b/roles/desktop/templates/backup.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ for dir in /home/*; do
 		log "Detected conditions for monthly dump"
 		if command -v aws > /dev/null 2>&1 && aws s3 ls "s3://$s3bucket" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			# Time for huge backups piped straight to S3
-			tar \
+			tar cz \
 				--exclude "$dir/.ansible" \
 				--exclude "$dir/.backup" \
 				--exclude "$dir/.cache" \
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ for dir in /home/*; do
 				--exclude "$dir/Dropbox" \
 				--exclude "$dir/Nextcloud" \
 				--exclude "$dir/snap" \
-				czf - "$dir/"* \
+				f - "$dir/"* \
 				| gzip -c | aws s3 cp - "s3://$s3bucket" \
 				--recursive \
 				--only-show-errors \