diff --git a/roles/mediavault/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mediavault/defaults/main.yml
index 0589de5342d9b028ce68b3903240c2477365c93e..26e7ea4326428cefa565f68b0ab05dc0b1851c56 100644
--- a/roles/mediavault/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mediavault/defaults/main.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ mv_exclude_list_items:
   - "- .nfs*"
   - "- *.m3u8"
   - "- *.ts"
+  - "- msmonitor/storage-logs/"
 
 # default backup list
 mv_backup: