diff -Nur e-smith-backup-2.6.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup e-smith-backup-2.6.0.new/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup
--- e-smith-backup-2.6.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup	2016-02-05 00:08:22.000000000 +0100
+++ e-smith-backup-2.6.0.new/root/etc/e-smith/web/functions/backup	2016-07-26 10:54:08.847578357 +0200
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 my @directories = $es_backup->restore_list;
 @directories = grep { -e "/$_" } @directories;
 
+my @backup_excludes = $es_backup->excludes;
+
 # Unbuffer standard output so that files and directories are listed as
 # they are restored
 $| = 1;
@@ -460,6 +462,7 @@
 				StartEpochTime => $now,
 			    });
     my $CompressionLevel = $conf->get_prop("backupconsole", "CompressionLevel") || "-6";
+    my @exclude = map (" --exclude=$_",@backup_excludes);
 
     # Dump the current mysql tables so that they are part of the image.
     # The events handle cases where mysqld is not enabled, and/or is
@@ -495,7 +498,7 @@
 
     open(RD,
 	    "/bin/tar --directory / --create @directories --file=-"
-	    . " | /usr/bin/gzip $CompressionLevel |"
+	    . "@exclude | /usr/bin/gzip $CompressionLevel |"
 	);
 
     while (<RD>)