diff --git a/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix b/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix
index fcd9cc0..42f45f3 100644
--- a/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix
+++ b/modules/hosts/john-pc-ubuntu.nix
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ in
     imports = with inputs.self.modules.homeManager; [
       rebuild
       john
-      resticprofile
       sops
-      docker
-      desktop
       step-ssh-user
       mtls
       restic
+      docker
+      desktop
     ];
     targets.genericLinux.enable = true;
 
@@ -88,6 +87,13 @@ in
         "${config.xdg.userDirs.documents}"
         "/conf"
       ];
+      exclude = [
+        "/home/*/Pictures"
+        "/home/*/Videos"
+        "/home/*/go"
+        "/home/*/snap"
+        "/home/john/john-nas"
+      ];
     };
 
     # programs.resticprofile = {
diff --git a/modules/services/restic/restic.nix b/modules/services/restic/restic.nix
index 4ddcca8..7f999d2 100644
--- a/modules/services/restic/restic.nix
+++ b/modules/services/restic/restic.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
           type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
           default = [ ];
         };
+        exclude = lib.mkOption {
+          description = "List of string paths to include in the backup. There are already some common ones included by default.";
+          type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.str;
+          default = [ ];
+        };
       };
 
       config = let
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@
               "--keep-weekly 8"
               "--keep-monthly 12"
             ];
-            exclude = [
+            exclude = cfg.exclude ++ [
               ".cache"
               ".devenv"
               ".rustup"
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@
               ".vscode*"
               "data/postgres"
               "build"
+              "dist"
               "__pycache__"
               "*.log"
               "*.egg-info"
@@ -76,12 +82,6 @@
               "*.m4a"
               ".local/share/Steam"
               ".local/share/Trash"
-              "dist"
-              "/home/*/Pictures"
-              "/home/*/Videos"
-              "/home/*/go"
-              "/home/*/snap"
-              "/home/john/john-nas"
             ];
           };
         };