diff --git a/bin/v-backup-user b/bin/v-backup-user
index d6e5c9b8..0d37d098 100755
--- a/bin/v-backup-user
+++ b/bin/v-backup-user
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ if [ "$USER" != '*' ]; then
     set -f
     i=0
 
-    for udir in $(ls -a |egrep -v "^conf$|^web$|^dns$|^mail$|^\.\.$|^\.$"); do
+    for udir in $(ls -a |egrep -v "^conf$|^web$|^dns$|^tmp$|^mail$|^\.\.$|^\.$"); do
         exclusion=$(echo "$USER" |tr ',' '\n' |grep "^$udir$")
         if [ -z "$exclusion" ]; then
             ((i ++))