diff --git a/backups/create_gitea_backup.sh b/backups/create_gitea_backup.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f2dd247..d91edd6
--- a/backups/create_gitea_backup.sh
+++ b/backups/create_gitea_backup.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ docker exec --env-file "${PASSFILE}" "${database_container}" pg_dump 'gitea' -cw
 docker cp "${database_container}":"${internal_database_backupfile}" "${BACKUP_DEST}"
 
 # Backup files
-zip -r "${BACKUP_DEST}/gitea-data_$( date +'%Y%m%d' ).zip" '/mnt/APPS/hugit'
+tar czvf "${BACKUP_DEST}/gitea-data_$(date +'%Y%m%d').tar.gz" -C "/mnt/APPS/hugit"
 
 # Disable maintenance mode
 # TODO