diff --git a/modules/system/services/actualbudget.nix b/modules/system/services/actualbudget.nix
index 53909e9..e3e27aa 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/actualbudget.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/actualbudget.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in
 
     custom.services.resticBackups.actual = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
       conflictingService = "actual.service";
-      extraConfig.paths = [ config.services.actual.settings.dataDir ];
+      paths = [ config.services.actual.settings.dataDir ];
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/system/services/filebrowser.nix b/modules/system/services/filebrowser.nix
index 92c98d1..e9c8644 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/filebrowser.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/filebrowser.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ in
 
     custom.services.resticBackups.filebrowser = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
       conflictingService = "filebrowser.service";
-      extraConfig.paths = with config.services.filebrowser.settings; [
+      paths = with config.services.filebrowser.settings; [
         database
         root
       ];
diff --git a/modules/system/services/forgejo/default.nix b/modules/system/services/forgejo/default.nix
index bbe0ace..0405b88 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/forgejo/default.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/forgejo/default.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ in
 
     custom.services.resticBackups.forgejo = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
       conflictingService = "forgejo.service";
-      extraConfig.paths = [ config.services.forgejo.stateDir ];
+      paths = [ config.services.forgejo.stateDir ];
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/system/services/hedgedoc.nix b/modules/system/services/hedgedoc.nix
index d40efb8..0862a07 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/hedgedoc.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/hedgedoc.nix
@@ -68,14 +68,10 @@ in
 
     custom.services.resticBackups.hedgedoc = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
       conflictingService = "hedgedoc.service";
-      extraConfig.paths =
-        let
-          hedgedocSettings = config.services.hedgedoc.settings;
-        in
-        [
-          hedgedocSettings.uploadsPath
-          hedgedocSettings.db.storage
-        ];
+      paths = with config.services.hedgedoc.settings; [
+        uploadsPath
+        db.storage
+      ];
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/system/services/nextcloud/backups.nix b/modules/system/services/nextcloud/backups.nix
index 19d226a..409b3f4 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/nextcloud/backups.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/nextcloud/backups.nix
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@ in
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
     custom.services.resticBackups.nextcloud = {
+      paths = [
+        "${dataDir}/data"
+        "${dataDir}/config/config.php"
+        "${dataDir}/db.dump"
+      ];
+
       extraConfig = {
         backupPrepareCommand = ''
           ${nextcloud-occ} maintenance:mode --on
           ${lib.getExe pkgs.sudo} --user=${user} ${lib.getExe' config.services.postgresql.package "pg_dump"} nextcloud --format=custom --file=${dataDir}/db.dump
         '';
         backupCleanupCommand = "${nextcloud-occ} maintenance:mode --off";
-        paths = [
-          "${dataDir}/data"
-          "${dataDir}/config/config.php"
-          "${dataDir}/db.dump"
-        ];
       };
 
       restoreCommand = {
diff --git a/modules/system/services/restic-backups/default.nix b/modules/system/services/restic-backups/default.nix
index 75e4ae4..c5dc846 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/restic-backups/default.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/restic-backups/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ in
             type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.nonEmptyStr;
             default = null;
           };
+          paths = lib.mkOption {
+            type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
+            default = [ ];
+          };
           extraConfig = lib.mkOption {
             type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.anything;
             default = { };
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ in
         name: value:
         lib.mkMerge [
           {
+            inherit (value) paths;
             initialize = true;
             repository = "s3:https://s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com/stork-atlas/${name}";
             environmentFile = config.sops.templates."restic/environment".path;
diff --git a/modules/system/services/syncthing.nix b/modules/system/services/syncthing.nix
index 3bc8557..849b6df 100644
--- a/modules/system/services/syncthing.nix
+++ b/modules/system/services/syncthing.nix
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ in
 
     custom.services.resticBackups.syncthing = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
       conflictingService = "syncthing.service";
-      extraConfig.paths = [ config.services.syncthing.dataDir ];
+      paths = [ config.services.syncthing.dataDir ];
     };
   };
 }