diff --git a/modules/fileserver.nix b/modules/fileserver.nix
index 156acc5..2e49bab 100644
--- a/modules/fileserver.nix
+++ b/modules/fileserver.nix
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@
           --tpslimit 25 \
           --drive-pacer-min-sleep 10ms \
           --retries 3 \
+          --exclude "**/*.db-journal" \
+          --exclude "**/*.db-wal" \
+          --exclude "**/*.db-shm" \
           --log-file=/var/log/rclone-backup.log \
           --log-level=INFO
       '';