diff --git a/templates/host.pl.erb b/templates/host.pl.erb
index c7b12a1..aa54caf 100644
--- a/templates/host.pl.erb
+++ b/templates/host.pl.erb
@@ -978,7 +978,9 @@
 #             '--exclude-from=$confDir/pc/$host.exclude',
 #     ];
 #
-$Conf{RsyncArgsExtra} = [];
+$Conf{RsyncArgsExtra} = [
+  '--exclude-from=$confDir/pc/$host/exclude.list',
+];
 
 #
 # Arguments to rsync for restore.  Do not edit the first set unless you