diff --git a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
index 5e7a723e68..efc9ae69b2 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ borg_backup_excludes:
   - '/var/tmp/*'
   - '/var/run/*'
   - '/var/lock/*'
+  - '/var/spool/*'
   - '/var/lib/lxcfs/*'
   - '/var/lib/docker/*'
+  - '/var/lib/containerd/*'
+  - '/var/lib/mlocate/*'
 borg_backup_excludes_extra: []
 
 borg_backup_dirs: