diff --git a/roles/mgrote.restic/templates/restic.service.j2 b/roles/mgrote.restic/templates/restic.service.j2
index 76d5b976..bf498f75 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote.restic/templates/restic.service.j2
+++ b/roles/mgrote.restic/templates/restic.service.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OnFailure=restic_mail.service
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 EnvironmentFile={{ restic_conf_dir }}/restic.env
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/restic backup --one-file-system --no-cache --iexclude-file {{ restic_conf_dir }}/excludes {{ restic_folders_to_backup }}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/restic backup --one-file-system --no-cache --exclude-file {{ restic_conf_dir }}/excludes {{ restic_folders_to_backup }}
 {# -iexclude-file Same as exclude-file but ignores cases like in --iexclude; https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/040_backup.html #}
 User={{ restic_user }}
 Group={{ restic_group }}