diff --git a/scripts/backup.ts b/scripts/backup.ts
index f3ad912..94e8592 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.ts
+++ b/scripts/backup.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ execSync(
 );
 execSync(`mkdir -p ${DOCKER_VOLUMES_BACKUP_DIR}`, execOpts);
 
-let syncDockerVolsCmd = `rsync -avz --delete --exclude-from="${RSYNC_IGNORE_FILE}"`;
+let syncDockerVolsCmd = `rsync -avz --exclude-from="${RSYNC_IGNORE_FILE}"`;
 syncDockerVolsCmd += ` ${DOCKER_VOLUMES_DIR}/ ${DOCKER_VOLUMES_BACKUP_DIR}/`;
 execSync(syncDockerVolsCmd, execOpts);