diff --git a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
index b53dd3a..e14848a 100755
--- a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
+++ b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@ fi
 # shellcheck source=./deployment/deployment-example.env
 . "${1}"
 
-if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "mkdir --parents ${remote_deployment_directory_path}"; then
-  echo deployment folder successfully created on remote
-else
-  echo deployment folder creation on remote failed
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "cp --archive --recursive ${remote_directory_path} ${remote_deployment_directory_path}/$(basename ${remote_directory_path}).backup.${now}"; then
-  echo backup of current remote directory successfully created on remote
-else
-  echo backup of current remote directory failed
-  exit 1
+if [ "${do_backup}" = "yes" ]; then
+  if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "mkdir --parents ${remote_deployment_directory_path}"; then
+    echo deployment folder successfully created on remote
+  else
+    echo deployment folder creation on remote failed
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "cp --archive --recursive ${remote_directory_path} ${remote_deployment_directory_path}/$(basename ${remote_directory_path}).backup.${now}"; then
+    echo backup of current remote directory successfully created on remote
+  else
+    echo backup of current remote directory failed
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 if [ "${remote_is_docker}" != "yes" ]; then
diff --git a/deployment/deployment-example.env b/deployment/deployment-example.env
index 380bb3d..9ec5729 100644
--- a/deployment/deployment-example.env
+++ b/deployment/deployment-example.env
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+deployment_exclude_file=
 local_directory_path=
 now="$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)"
 remote_deployment_path=
@@ -5,3 +6,4 @@ remote_directory_path=
 remote_ssh_string=
 remote_wp_path=
 remote_is_docker=
+do_backup=yes