diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bcde6f..d1d4666 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ services:
         backupbot.backup: "true"
         backupbot.backup.pre-hook: 'mysqldump -u root -p"$(cat /run/secrets/db_root_password)" -f /tmp/dump/dump.db'
         backupbot.backup.post-hook: "rm -rf /tmp/dump/dump.db"
-        backupbot.backup.path: "/tmp/dump/"
+        backupbot.backup.path: "/tmp/dump/,/etc/foo/"
 ```
 
 - `backupbot.backup` -- set to `true` to back up this service (REQUIRED)
-- `backupbot.backup.path` -- file path within the service to copy (REQUIRED)
+- `backupbot.backup.path` -- comma separated list of file paths within the service to copy (REQUIRED)
 - `backupbot.backup.pre-hook` -- command to run before copying files (optional)
 - `backupbot.backup.post-hook` -- command to run after copying files (optional)
 
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index fc0fb22..709964b 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [ -n "$ssh_key_file" ] && [ -f "$ssh_key_file" ]; then
 	# Only check server against provided SSH_HOST_KEY, if set
 	if [ -n "$SSH_HOST_KEY" ]; then
 		tmpfile=$(mktemp)
-		echo "$SSH_HOST_KEY" >> "$tmpfile"
+		echo "$SSH_HOST_KEY" >>"$tmpfile"
 		echo "using host key $SSH_HOST_KEY"
 		ssh_options="-o 'UserKnownHostsFile $tmpfile'"
 	elif [ "$SSH_HOST_KEY_DISABLE" = "1" ]; then
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [[ \ $*\  != *\ --skip-backup\ * ]]; then
+    rm -rf "${backup_path}"
+
 	for service in "${services[@]}"; do
 		echo "service: $service"
 		details=$(docker service inspect "$service" --format "{{ json .Spec.Labels }}")
@@ -79,17 +81,16 @@ if [[ \ $*\  != *\ --skip-backup\ * ]]; then
 			pre=$(echo "$details" | jq -r '.["backupbot.backup.pre-hook"]')
 			post=$(echo "$details" | jq -r '.["backupbot.backup.post-hook"]')
 			path=$(echo "$details" | jq -r '.["backupbot.backup.path"]')
-			
+
 			if [ "$path" = "null" ]; then
 				echo "ERROR: missing 'path' for $service"
-				continue  # or maybe exit?
+				continue # or maybe exit?
 			fi
 
 			container=$(docker container ls -f "name=$service" --format '{{ .ID }}')
-			
+
 			echo "backing up $service"
-			test -d "$backup_path/$service" || mkdir "$backup_path/$service"
-			
+
 			if [ "$pre" != "null" ]; then
 				# run the precommand
 				# shellcheck disable=SC2086
@@ -97,7 +98,12 @@ if [[ \ $*\  != *\ --skip-backup\ * ]]; then
 			fi
 
 			# run the backup
-			docker cp "$container:$path" "$backup_path/$service"
+			for p in ${path//,/ }; do
+				# creates the parent folder, so `docker cp` has reliable behaviour no matter if $p ends with `/` or `/.`
+				dir=$backup_path/$service/$(dirname "$p")
+				test -d "$dir" || mkdir -p "$dir"
+				docker cp -a "$container:$p" "$dir/$(basename "$p")"
+			done
 
 			if [ "$post" != "null" ]; then
 				# run the postcommand
@@ -115,5 +121,6 @@ if [[ \ $*\  != *\ --skip-backup\ * ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ \ $*\  != *\ --skip-upload\ * ]]; then
-	_restic backup --tag coop-cloud "$backup_path"
+	_restic backup --host "$server_name" --tag coop-cloud "$backup_path"
 fi
+