diff --git a/hosts/common/optional/restic.nix b/hosts/common/optional/restic.nix
index 2342911..9cac5fc 100644
--- a/hosts/common/optional/restic.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/optional/restic.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
         config.users.users.lander.home
       ];
 
+      exclude = [
+        "/var/cache"
+        "/home/*/.cache"
+      ];
+
       pruneOpts = [
         "--keep-daily 7"
         "--keep-weekly 5"