diff --git a/borg_backup.sh b/borg_backup.sh
index 882a5ac..0581ec5 100755
--- a/borg_backup.sh
+++ b/borg_backup.sh
@@ -67,22 +67,7 @@ borg create                     	       \
   --exclude-caches              	       \
   --exclude '/home/*/.*/*'  	 	         \
   --exclude '/home/*/.*'                 \
-  --exclude '/home/*/builds/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/github_dotfiles/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/github_misc/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Downloads/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Desktop/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Keepass/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Lessons/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Music/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/PersonnalScripts/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Podcasts/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/RootMe/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/SetupCockpit/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/SRC/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/VirtualBox VMs/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Videos/*'\
-  --exclude '/home/*/Documents/MBSR/*'\
+  --exclude-from <(echo "$BORG_EXCLUDES")\
   --exclude '/var/cache/*'      	       \
   --exclude '/var/log/*'      	 	       \
   --exclude '/var/tmp/*'        	       \
diff --git a/secrets.template b/secrets.template
index c77ed27..c60859f 100644
--- a/secrets.template
+++ b/secrets.template
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 SETUP_COCKPIT_EMAIL=''
 SSH_REPO='user@ho.st'
 BORG_PASSPHRASE=''
-BORG_EXCLUDES="
---exclude '' \
---exclude '' \
---exclude '' \
---exclude '' \
+BORG_EXCLUDES="\
+/path/to/exlude/*
+/another/*/path/to/exlude/*
+/yet/another/*/one/
 "