diff --git a/config/backup/include b/config/backup/include
index baff1cd92..551b52df2 100644
--- a/config/backup/include
+++ b/config/backup/include
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 /var/ipfire/auth/users
 /var/ipfire/dhcp/*
 /var/ipfire/dnsforward/*
-/var/ipfire/forward/*
-/var/ipfire/fwhosts/*
+/var/ipfire/forward
+/var/ipfire/fwhosts
 /var/ipfire/main/*
 /var/ipfire/ovpn
 /var/ipfire/ppp