diff --git a/roles/shell/files/usr/local/bin/backup b/roles/shell/files/usr/local/bin/backup
index b2998e09..7e9600e7 100644
--- a/roles/shell/files/usr/local/bin/backup
+++ b/roles/shell/files/usr/local/bin/backup
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ find $BACKUPS -name "*.tgz" -mtime +3 -exec rm {} \;
 tar -cz \
  --exclude ".nobackup" \
  --exclude "nobackup" \
+ --exclude ".thunix/nobackup" \
  --exclude "/home/irc/*" \
  --exclude='/home/chuck/*' \
  --exclude='/home/slip/*' \