diff --git a/remote-backup b/remote-backup
index 2bf10bd..f29df48 100755
--- a/remote-backup
+++ b/remote-backup
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ mkdir remote-backup
 mkdir remote-backup/$timestamp
 pg_dumpall -U postgres > remote-backup/$timestamp/all_databases.sql
 cp -a /etc/synapse remote-backup/$timestamp/synapse
-tar -c remote-backup/$timestamp | zstd -9 | age -r $(cat backup-public-key.txt) -o remote-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age
+tar -cC remote-backup $timestamp | zstd -9 | age -r $(cat backup-public-key.txt) -o remote-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age
 sshpass -f cloud-archive-password.txt rsync -v ./remote-backup/$timestamp.tar.zst.age pca@gateways.storage.gra.cloud.ovh.net:backup/