diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 23e8ff4..71fc64b 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ borg create                         \
     --exclude '/srvbak/srv/*'	    \
     --exclude '/srvbak/sys/*'       \
     --exclude '/srvbak/lost+found/*' \
+    --exclude '/srvbak/swapfile'    \
 				     \
 	::$host'-{now}'              \
     /srvbak	                     \