diff --git a/files/gnome/backup.sh b/files/gnome/backup.sh
index dac41c61ff..2550d3df8a 100644
--- a/files/gnome/backup.sh
+++ b/files/gnome/backup.sh
@@ -36,19 +36,16 @@ BACKUP_DIR='/fedora_backups/gnome/'
 LOGS_DIR='/fedora_backups/gnome/logs'
 BACKUP_USER='root'
 
-OPTS='-avz -e "ssh -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa" --bwlimit=2000'
-IPLESS_OPTS='-avz -e "ssh -A -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa bastion.gnome.org" --bwlimit=2000'
-
 for MACHINE in $MACHINES; do
-      rsync $OPTS $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE:/etc/rsyncd/backup.exclude $BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude
+      rsync -avz -e "ssh -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa" --bwlimit=2000 $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE:/etc/rsyncd/backup.exclude $BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude
       cd $BACKUP_DIR/$MACHINE
-      rsync $OPTS --exclude-from=$BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude --log-file=$LOGS_DIR/$MACHINE.log $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE_NAME:/ .
+      rsync -avz -e "ssh -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa" --bwlimit=2000 --exclude-from=$BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude --log-file=$LOGS_DIR/$MACHINE.log $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE_NAME:/ .
 done
 
 for MACHINE in $IPLESS_MACHINES; do
-      rsync $IPLESS_OPTS $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE:/etc/rsyncd/backup.exclude $BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude
+      rsync -avz -e "ssh -A -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa bastion.gnome.org" --bwlimit=2000 $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE:/etc/rsyncd/backup.exclude $BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude
       cd $BACKUP_DIR/$MACHINE
-      rsync $IPLESS_OPTS --exclude-from=$BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude --log-file=$LOGS_DIR/$MACHINE.log $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE_NAME:/ .
+      rsync -avz -e "ssh -A -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa bastion.gnome.org" --bwlimit=2000 --exclude-from=$BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude --log-file=$LOGS_DIR/$MACHINE.log $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE_NAME:/ .
 done
 
 # Dailyreport needs the logs to generate the data we need.