diff --git a/inventory/service/groups.yaml b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
index c94cf958e2..02adb14d8f 100644
--- a/inventory/service/groups.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/groups.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ groups:
     - bridge*.opendev.org
   borg-backup:
     - etherpad[0-9]*.opendev.org
-    - gitea01.opendev.org
+    - gitea09.opendev.org
     - review02.opendev.org
     - zuul[0-9]*.opendev.org
     - refstack01.openstack.org
diff --git a/inventory/service/host_vars/gitea09.opendev.org.yaml b/inventory/service/host_vars/gitea09.opendev.org.yaml
index 20fc0be5c0..110c7798a8 100644
--- a/inventory/service/host_vars/gitea09.opendev.org.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/host_vars/gitea09.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ letsencrypt_certs:
   gitea09-main:
     - gitea09.opendev.org:3000
     - opendev.org
+borg_backup_excludes_extra:
+  # git trees aren't needed
+  - /var/gitea/data/
+  # db is backed up in dumps, don't capture live files
+  - /var/gitea/db
+  # backed up by streaming backup
+  - /var/backups/gitea-mariadb