diff --git a/actions/backups b/actions/backups
index 2e2d940c3..36a348b93 100755
--- a/actions/backups
+++ b/actions/backups
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ def parse_arguments():
 
     create = subparsers.add_parser('create', help='Create archive')
     create.add_argument('--name', help='Archive name', required=True)
-    create.add_argument(
-        '--path', help='Paths to include in archive', nargs='+')
+    create.add_argument('--paths', help='Paths to include in archive',
+                        nargs='+')
 
     delete = subparsers.add_parser('delete', help='Delete archive')
     delete.add_argument('--name', help='Archive name', required=True)
@@ -90,9 +90,13 @@ def subcommand_list(_):
 
 def subcommand_create(arguments):
     """Create archive."""
+    paths = filter(os.path.exists, arguments.paths)
     subprocess.run([
-        'borg', 'create', '--json', REPOSITORY + '::' + arguments.name,
-    ] + arguments.path, check=True)
+        'borg',
+        'create',
+        '--json',
+        REPOSITORY + '::' + arguments.name,
+    ] + list(paths), check=True)
 
 
 def subcommand_delete(arguments):
diff --git a/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py
index 2a9147bd0..db7095de9 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/backups/__init__.py
@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ import os
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
-from .backups import backup_apps
 from plinth import actions
 from plinth.menu import main_menu
 from plinth.modules import udiskie
 
+from .backups import backup_apps
+
 version = 1
 
 managed_packages = ['borgbackup']
 
 name = _('Backups')
 
-description = [_('Backups allows creating and managing backup archives.'), ]
+description = [
+    _('Backups allows creating and managing backup archives.'),
+]
 
 service = None
 
@@ -87,8 +90,8 @@ def _backup_handler(packet):
 
     paths = packet.directories + packet.files
     paths.append(manifest_path)
-    actions.superuser_run('backups',
-                          ['create', '--name', packet.label, '--path'] + paths)
+    actions.superuser_run(
+        'backups', ['create', '--name', packet.label, '--paths'] + paths)
 
 
 def create_archive(name, app_names):