diff --git a/modules/nixos/services/syncthing.nix b/modules/nixos/services/syncthing.nix
index 73fe5f7..54e3679 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/services/syncthing.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/services/syncthing.nix
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ in
         restic.backups.syncthing = lib.mkIf cfg.doBackups {
           conflictingService = "syncthing.service";
           paths = [ dataDir ];
-          extraConfig.exclude = [ "${dataDir}/Downloads" ];
+          extraConfig.exclude = [
+            "${dataDir}/Downloads"
+            "${dataDir}/Projects"
+          ];
         };
       };