diff --git a/src/unisync/runners.py b/src/unisync/runners.py
index e36704d..af51ded 100644
--- a/src/unisync/runners.py
+++ b/src/unisync/runners.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def unisync_sync(synchroniser:Synchroniser, paths_manager:PathsManager, config:
         return 1
     print("Connected to the remote.")
 
-    synchroniser.sync_files(paths_manager.get_paths_to_sync(), backup=config.backup)
+    synchroniser.sync_files(paths_manager.get_paths_to_sync())
     synchroniser.sync_links(paths_manager.get_paths_to_sync())
     
     # TODO check the config options and do or don't do the following
diff --git a/src/unisync/synchroniser.py b/src/unisync/synchroniser.py
index f3a6c2c..7d0e912 100644
--- a/src/unisync/synchroniser.py
+++ b/src/unisync/synchroniser.py
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ class Synchroniser:
             Currently unused.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, remote:str, local:str, user:str, ip:str,
-                 port:int=22, args_bool:list=[], args_value:dict={}, ssh_settings:dict={}):
+    def __init__(self, remote:str, local:str, user:str, ip:str, port:int=22,
+                 args_bool:list=[], args_value:dict={}, ssh_settings:dict={},
+                 backup:BackupConfig | None = None
+                 ):
         """Initialises an instance of Synchroniser.
         """
         self.remote_dir:str = remote
@@ -61,6 +63,34 @@ class Synchroniser:
         self.remote_user:str = user
         self.remote_ip:str = ip 
         self.remote_port:int = port
+        self.files_extra:list = list()
+        self.links_extra:list = list()
+
+        if(backup != None and backup.enabled):
+            backup = cast(BackupConfig, backup)
+            self.files_extra.append("-backup")
+            if(backup.selection != ""):
+                self.files_extra.append(backup.selection)
+            else:
+                self.files_extra.append("Name *")
+
+            self.files_extra.extend([
+                "-backuploc",
+                backup.location,
+                "-maxbackups",
+                str(backup.max_backups),
+                "-backupsuffix",
+                backup.backupsuffix,
+                "-backupprefix",
+                backup.backupprefix,
+                "-ignore",
+                f"Name {backup.backupprefix[:-1]}"
+            ])
+
+            self.links_extra.extend([
+                "-ignore",
+                f"Name {backup.backupprefix[:-1]}"
+                ])
     
     def create_ssh_master_connection(self, control_path:str="~/.ssh/control_%C", connection_timeout:int=60) -> int:
         """Creates an ssh master connection.
@@ -119,9 +149,7 @@ class Synchroniser:
         close = subprocess.Popen(command)
         return close.wait()
 
-    def sync_files(self, paths:list, force:bool=False,
-                   backup:BackupConfig | None = None
-                   ) -> int:
+    def sync_files(self, paths:list, force:bool=False) -> int:
         """Synchronises the files.
 
         Args:
@@ -131,35 +159,13 @@ class Synchroniser:
         Returns:
             The return code of sync.
         """
-        other = list()
-        if(backup != None and backup.enabled):
-            backup = cast(BackupConfig, backup)
-
-            other.append("-backup")
-            if(backup.selection != ""):
-                other.append(backup.selection)
-            else:
-                other.append("Name *")
-
-            other.extend([
-                "-backuploc",
-                backup.location,
-                "-maxbackups",
-                str(backup.max_backups),
-                "-backupsuffix",
-                backup.backupsuffix,
-                "-backupprefix",
-                backup.backupprefix,
-                "-ignore",
-                backup.backupprefix
-            ])
 
         return self.sync(
                 f"ssh://{self.remote_user}@{self.remote_ip}/{self.remote_dir}/.data",
                 self.local,
                 paths=paths,
                 force=force,
-                other=other
+                other=self.files_extra
                 )
 
     def sync_links(self, ignore:list) -> int:
@@ -174,7 +180,8 @@ class Synchroniser:
         return self.sync(
                 f"ssh://{self.remote_user}@{self.remote_ip}/{self.remote_dir}/links",
                 self.local,
-                ignore=ignore
+                ignore=ignore,
+                other=self.links_extra
                 )
 
     def sync(self, remote_root:str, local_root:str,