diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backup/files/bup-excludes b/playbooks/roles/backup/files/bup-excludes
index e21bcd3772..84aabab33f 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/backup/files/bup-excludes
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backup/files/bup-excludes
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 /var/lib/puppet/reports/*
 /var/lib/postgresql/*
 /var/lib/lxcfs/*
+/var/lib/zuul/backup/*
+/var/lib/zuul/times/*
 /opt/system-config/*
 /afs/*