diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 7006664..9ccb1f2 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ fileignoreconfig:
   ignore_detectors:
   - filename
 - filename: rsync_backup.sh
-  checksum: 7a1de4a184109ca046dc5aa691d352d40451fc413b997746396faab35158b734
+  checksum: b88ac0e625674d23d35feb26ce09c7a13a382aeffd046a99f28aca56c046775a
diff --git a/rsync_backup.sh b/rsync_backup.sh
index e5fbc8e..3ae3625 100755
--- a/rsync_backup.sh
+++ b/rsync_backup.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Backup script that uses rsync, taken from https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rsync#As_a_backup_utility
 # This script should be run daily with cron or a systemd timer.
 
-#rsync -a --delete --quiet --exclude="$RSYNC_EXCLUDES" "$RSYNC_BACKUP_SRC" "$RSYNC_BACKUP_DEST"
+rsync -a --delete --quiet "${RSYNC_EXCLUDES[@]/#/--exclude=}" "$RSYNC_BACKUP_SRC" "$RSYNC_BACKUP_DEST"
diff --git a/secrets.template b/secrets.template
index 4680a4f..d4cd23d 100644
--- a/secrets.template
+++ b/secrets.template
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export RSYNC_BACKUP_SRC=/home
 
 export RSYNC_BACKUP_DEST=/path/to/backup/destination
 
-export RSYNC_EXCLUDES='{"/path/*","/other/path/*"}'
+export RSYNC_EXCLUDES=("pattern","other_pattern")
 
 export BORG_REPO='user@ho.st'