diff --git a/modules/nixos/services/tandoor-recipes/default.nix b/modules/nixos/services/tandoor-recipes/default.nix
index 3447bee..ea45e74 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/services/tandoor-recipes/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/services/tandoor-recipes/default.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ in
       };
     };
 
+    my.services.backup = {
+      paths = [
+        "/var/lib/${config.systemd.services.tandoor-recipes.StateDirectory}"
+        config.systemd.services.tandoor-recipes.environment.MEDIA_ROOT
+      ];
+    };
+
+    my.system.persist.directories = [
+      "/var/lib/${config.systemd.services.tandoor-recipes.StateDirectory}"
+      config.systemd.services.tandoor-recipes.environment.MEDIA_ROOT
+    ];
+
+
     # NOTE: unfortunately tandoor-recipes does not log connection failures for fail2ban
   };
 }