diff --git a/restic-backup.sh b/restic-backup.sh
index 0ce7c8e..0741497 100755
--- a/restic-backup.sh
+++ b/restic-backup.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ set -u
 REPO=s3:s3.sbg.io.cloud.ovh.net/restic-data
 PATHS_FILE=/root/scripts/restic-paths
 EXCLUDE_FILE=/root/scripts/restic-exclude
-DB_EXCLUDE_FILE=/root/scripts/plakar-db-exclude   # same opt-out list, same format
+DB_EXCLUDE_FILE=/root/scripts/db-exclude
+# legacy name from the plakar era — keep working until the file is renamed
+[ -r "$DB_EXCLUDE_FILE" ] || [ ! -r /root/scripts/plakar-db-exclude ] || {
+    DB_EXCLUDE_FILE=/root/scripts/plakar-db-exclude
+    echo "note: using legacy $DB_EXCLUDE_FILE — rename it to /root/scripts/db-exclude" >&2
+}
 DUMP_DIR=/backup/dumps
 LOCKFILE=/run/lock/restic-backup.lock
 ENVFILE=/root/.restic-env