diff --git a/services/borg-backup.nix b/services/borg-backup.nix
index 6c4e132..af4f4f6 100644
--- a/services/borg-backup.nix
+++ b/services/borg-backup.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ in {
       environment.BORG_RSH = "ssh -i /root/borgbackup/ssh_key";
       extraCreateArgs = "--stats --list";
       extraPruneArgs = "--stats --list";
-      doInit = true;
       compression = "auto,zstd";
       startAt = "daily";
       prune.keep = {
diff --git a/services/nextcloud.nix b/services/nextcloud.nix
index bf85aef..3d22a69 100644
--- a/services/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/services/nextcloud.nix
@@ -75,12 +75,8 @@ in
       nextcloudHome = config.services.nextcloud.home;
     in lib.mkIf cfg.enable  {
       paths = [ nextcloudHome ];
-      exclude = [
-        # borg can fail if *.part files disappear during backup
-        "re:^${nextcloudHome}/data/[^/]+/uploads"
-        # image previews can take up a lot of space
-        "re:^${nextcloudHome}/data/appdata_[^/]+/preview"
-      ];
+      # borg can fail if *.part files disappear during backup
+      exclude = [ "${nextcloudHome}/data/*/uploads" ];
     };
   };
 }