diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index aefc2c0..bdb040a 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@
     borg-backup = {
       enable = true;
       repo = (lib.removeSuffix "\n" (builtins.readFile ./borg-backup-repo));
-      paths = [
-        "/var/lib/matrix-synapse"
-        "/var/backup/postgresql"
-      ];
-      exclude = [];
     };
 
     miniflux = {
diff --git a/services/bitwarden_rs.nix b/services/bitwarden_rs.nix
index 0ecc9a4..b31b7a2 100644
--- a/services/bitwarden_rs.nix
+++ b/services/bitwarden_rs.nix
@@ -93,5 +93,11 @@ in {
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       bitwarden_rs-vault
     ];
+
+    my.services.borg-backup = mkIf cfg.enable {
+      paths = [ "/var/lib/bitwarden_rs" ];
+      exclude = [ "/var/lib/bitwarden_rs/icon_cache" ];
+    };
   };
+
 }
diff --git a/services/matrix.nix b/services/matrix.nix
index d5abf9f..cd757ad 100644
--- a/services/matrix.nix
+++ b/services/matrix.nix
@@ -171,5 +171,9 @@ in {
       clientPort.public
       federationPort.public
     ];
+
+    my.services.borg-backup = mkIf cfg.enable {
+      paths = [ "/var/lib/matrix-synapse" ];
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/services/postgresql-backup.nix b/services/postgresql-backup.nix
index bb37914..e8c5381 100644
--- a/services/postgresql-backup.nix
+++ b/services/postgresql-backup.nix
@@ -15,5 +15,14 @@ in {
       # Borg backup starts at midnight so create DB dump just before
       startAt = "*-*-* 23:30:00";
     };
+
+    my.services.borg-backup = mkIf cfg.enable {
+      paths = [ "/var/backup/postgresql" ];
+
+      # no need to store previously backed up files, as borg does the snapshoting
+      # for us
+      exclude = [ "/var/backup/postgresql/*.prev.sql.gz" ];
+    };
   };
+
 }