diff --git a/sdata/lib/environment-variables.sh b/sdata/lib/environment-variables.sh
index 0fb50b719..0f3d6acf0 100644
--- a/sdata/lib/environment-variables.sh
+++ b/sdata/lib/environment-variables.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ XDG_CACHE_HOME=${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}
 XDG_DATA_HOME=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}
 XDG_STATE_HOME=${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}
-BACKUP_DIR=${BACKUP_DIR:-$HOME/backup}
+BACKUP_DIR=${BACKUP_DIR:-$HOME/ii-original-dots-backup}
 
 
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