diff --git a/backup/pvc/VERSION.txt b/backup/pvc/VERSION.txt
index f87d474c..79b0815e 100644
--- a/backup/pvc/VERSION.txt
+++ b/backup/pvc/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.4.3
+v0.4.4
diff --git a/backup/pvc/bin/backup.sh b/backup/pvc/bin/backup.sh
index 40c9f8dd..e88b6928 100755
--- a/backup/pvc/bin/backup.sh
+++ b/backup/pvc/bin/backup.sh
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ trap '_trap' SIGQUIT SIGINT SIGTERM
 # config.xml in child directories is state that should. For example-
 # branches/myorg/branches/myrepo/branches/master/config.xml should be retained while
 # branches/myorg/config.xml should not
+ret=0
 tar --zstd -C "${JENKINS_HOME}" -cf "${BACKUP_TMP_DIR}/${BACKUP_NUMBER}.tar.zstd" \
-    --exclude jobs/*/workspace* \
+    --exclude 'jobs/*/workspace*' \
     --no-wildcards-match-slash --anchored \
     --ignore-failed-read \
-    --exclude jobs/*/config.xml -c jobs || ret=$?
+    --exclude-ignore=.jenkinsbackupignore \
+    --exclude 'jobs/*/config.xml' -c jobs || ret=$?
 
 if [[ "$ret" -eq 0 ]]; then
   _log "INFO" "[backup] backup ${BACKUP_NUMBER} was completed without warnings"
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/.jenkinsbackupignore b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/.jenkinsbackupignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea20bb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/.jenkinsbackupignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+jobs/some-folder/jobs/*/config.xml
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/config.xml b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/build.xml b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d0bb326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/log b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f236fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build logs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/config.xml b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/nextBuildNumber b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/nextBuildNumber
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8263ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/nextBuildNumber
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/.jenkinsbackupignore b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/.jenkinsbackupignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea20bb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/.jenkinsbackupignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+jobs/some-folder/jobs/*/config.xml
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/build.xml b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d0bb326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/log b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f236fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/builds/1/log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build logs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/nextBuildNumber b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/nextBuildNumber
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8263ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup/pvc/e2e/backup_and_restore/jenkins_home_after_restore/jobs/some-folder/jobs/some-job/nextBuildNumber
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file