diff --git a/lib/Simba/DA.pm b/lib/Simba/DA.pm
index ec5745d..04efe2e 100644
--- a/lib/Simba/DA.pm
+++ b/lib/Simba/DA.pm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ sub new {
 			'./proc' => 1,
 			'./sys' => 1,
 			'./nfs' => 1,
+			'./backup' => 1,
 		    };
     $self->{charset} = 'utf-8';
     $self->{fh_out}  = exists($opt->{fh_out}) ? $opt->{fh_out} : \*STDOUT;