diff --git a/helios/external-backup.sh b/helios/external-backup.sh
index 095cb02..127b4cc 100644
--- a/helios/external-backup.sh
+++ b/helios/external-backup.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ backupNC () {
 	NCOCC="sudo -u www-data php $NCDIR/occ"
 	NCDATADIR="$($NCOCC config:system:get datadirectory)"
 	NCDUMPSDIR="$NCDATADIR/sqldumps"
+	NCBKPPATH="$DATA_PATH/"$SERVER"/daily.0$NCDATADIR"
 	DBPASSWORD="$($NCOCC config:system:get dbpassword)"
 	DBNAME="$($NCOCC config:system:get dbname)"
 	DBHOST="$($NCOCC config:system:get dbhost)"
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ backupNC () {
 
 
 	echo "Backup $NCDATADIR"
-	rsync  -aAXHh --stats --numeric-ids --noatime --delete --delete-excluded $NCDATADIR/ $DATA_PATH/"$SERVER"/daily.0$NCDATADIR
+	mkdir -p $NCBKPPATH
+	rsync  -aAXHh --stats --numeric-ids --noatime --delete --delete-excluded $NCDATADIR/ $NCBKPPATH
 			
 	STATUSCODE=$?