diff --git a/bin/v-backup-user b/bin/v-backup-user
index 0c9e7c1b2..4ecc66aa6 100755
--- a/bin/v-backup-user
+++ b/bin/v-backup-user
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ if [ ! -z "$WEB_SYSTEM" ] && [ "$WEB" != '*' ]; then
         fargs+=(--exclude='logs/*')
         if [ ! -z "$exlusion" ]; then
             xdirs="$(echo -e "$exlusion" |tr ':' '\n' |grep -v $domain)"
-            for xpath in $xdirs; do
             for xpath in $xdirs; do
                 if [ -d "$xpath" ]; then
                     fargs+=(--exclude=$xpath/*)