diff --git a/home/jonas/borg.nix b/home/jonas/borg.nix
index d127653..c84e3c2 100644
--- a/home/jonas/borg.nix
+++ b/home/jonas/borg.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ in {
         excludeHomeManagerSymlinks = true;
         extraConfig = {
           archive_name_format = "{hostname}-media-{now}";
+          excludePatterns = [
+            "*/.venv"
+            "__pycache__"
+          ];
         };
       };
       retention = {