diff --git a/hosts/Alaska/modules/backup_script.nix b/hosts/Alaska/modules/backup_script.nix
index fe4cb41..614e821 100644
--- a/hosts/Alaska/modules/backup_script.nix
+++ b/hosts/Alaska/modules/backup_script.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ in
           mkdir -p ${builtins.toString cfg.tmp_mount_point}
 
           echo "Mounting the external backup drive"
-          mount /dev/disk/by-label/${cfg.backup1_drive_label} ${builtins.toString cfg.tmp_mount_point}
+          mount /dev/disk/by-label/${cfg.backup1_drive_label} ${builtins.toString cfg.tmp_mount_point} -t ntfs3
 
           echo "Puttin nextcloud into maintenance mode so that changes cannot happen during the backup"
           nextcloud-occ maintenance:mode --on