diff --git a/backup b/backup
index 8caba75..ba94e77 100755
--- a/backup
+++ b/backup
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo ""
 
 echo -e "\e[0mStarting Backup"
 
-tar -cvf $BACKUP_LOCATION ./*.bak
+tar -pcvf $BACKUP_LOCATION ./*.bak
 
 while read folder; do
   # list the contents of each folder