diff --git a/backup b/backup
index d855027..19ff046 100755
--- a/backup
+++ b/backup
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ nice -n19 ionice -c3 \
   bup index \
   --exclude='/var/tmp' \
   --exclude='/var/cache' \
+  --exclude='/var/log/journal' \
   --exclude-rx='.*.qcow2' \
   --exclude-rx='.*.journal' \
   --exclude-rx='.*.wbfs' \