diff --git a/data/hooks/backup/17-data_home b/data/hooks/backup/17-data_home
index 9e5aba5a5..ea783700a 100755
--- a/data/hooks/backup/17-data_home
+++ b/data/hooks/backup/17-data_home
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ backup_dir="${1}/data/home"
 # Backup user home
 for f in $(find /home/* -type d -prune | awk -F/ '{print $NF}'); do
     if [[ ! "$f" =~ ^yunohost|lost\+found ]]; then
-        ynh_backup "/home/$f" "${backup_dir}/$f" 1
+        if [ ! -e "/home/\$f/.nobackup" ]; then
+            ynh_backup "/home/\$f" "${backup_dir}/\$f" 1
+        fi
     fi
 done