diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/www/Terminal.js b/src/plugins/terminal/www/Terminal.js
index 0a8d76261..c359d9c72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/www/Terminal.js
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/www/Terminal.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const Terminal = {
                 throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture: ${arch}`);
             }
 
-            
+
             logger("⬇️  Downloading sandbox filesystem...");
             await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                 cordova.plugin.http.downloadFile(
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ const Terminal = {
                 INCLUDE_FILES="$INCLUDE_FILES libtalloc.so.2 libproot-xed.so"
             fi
 
-            EXCLUDE="--exclude=alpine/data --exclude=alpine/system --exclude=alpine/vendor --exclude=alpine/sdcard --exclude=alpine/storage"
+            EXCLUDE="--exclude=alpine/data --exclude=alpine/system --exclude=alpine/vendor --exclude=alpine/sdcard --exclude=alpine/storage --exclude=alpine/public"
 
             tar -cf "$PREFIX/aterm_backup.tar" -C "$PREFIX" $EXCLUDE $INCLUDE_FILES
             echo "ok"
@@ -402,4 +402,4 @@ function readAsset(assetPath, callback) {
     }, console.error);
 }
 
-module.exports = Terminal;
+module.exports = Terminal;
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