diff --git a/src/scripts/backup_nocloud.sh b/src/scripts/backup_nocloud.sh
index c321eff256b8d8e7de97a28f023d4144cf2aabb4..781463e7755bf1a0d8a0c97b7a6498c0c49bdc1a 100755
--- a/src/scripts/backup_nocloud.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/backup_nocloud.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ gitlab=false
 mysql=false
 postgres=false
 encfs=false
-archive=true
+archive=false
 
 # Transform long options to short ones
 for arg in "$@"; do