diff --git a/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.patterns.test.ts b/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.patterns.test.ts
index 9dee49de..c299920d 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.patterns.test.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/backups/__tests__/backups.patterns.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ describe("executeBackup - include / exclude patterns", () => {
 			expect.anything(),
 			volumePath,
 			expect.objectContaining({
-				include: ["*.zip", path.join(volumePath, "Photos"), `!${path.join(volumePath, "Temp")}`, "!*.log"],
+				include: [
+					path.join(volumePath, "*.zip"),
+					path.join(volumePath, "Photos"),
+					`!${path.join(volumePath, "Temp")}`,
+					`!${path.join(volumePath, "*.log")}`,
+				],
 				exclude: [".DS_Store", path.join(volumePath, "Config"), `!${path.join(volumePath, "Important")}`, "!*.tmp"],
 				excludeIfPresent: [".nobackup"],
 			}),
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ describe("executeBackup - include / exclude patterns", () => {
 			expect.anything(),
 			volumePath,
 			expect.objectContaining({
-				include: [relativeInclude, path.join(volumePath, "anchored/include")],
+				include: [path.join(volumePath, relativeInclude), path.join(volumePath, "anchored/include")],
 			}),
 		);
 	});
diff --git a/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts b/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts
index ab5b3d7d..4a872d56 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/backups/backup.helpers.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ export const calculateNextRun = (cronExpression: string) => {
 	}
 };
 
-export const processPattern = (pattern: string, volumePath: string) => {
+export const processPattern = (pattern: string, volumePath: string, relative = false) => {
 	const isNegated = pattern.startsWith("!");
 	const p = isNegated ? pattern.slice(1) : pattern;
 
 	if (!p.startsWith("/")) {
-		return pattern;
+		if (!relative) return pattern;
+		const processed = path.join(volumePath, p);
+		return isNegated ? `!${processed}` : processed;
 	}
 
 	const processed = path.join(volumePath, p.slice(1));
@@ -37,5 +39,7 @@ export const createBackupOptions = (schedule: BackupSchedule, volumePath: string
 	signal,
 	exclude: schedule.excludePatterns ? schedule.excludePatterns.map((p) => processPattern(p, volumePath)) : undefined,
 	excludeIfPresent: schedule.excludeIfPresent ?? undefined,
-	include: schedule.includePatterns ? schedule.includePatterns.map((p) => processPattern(p, volumePath)) : undefined,
+	include: schedule.includePatterns
+		? schedule.includePatterns.map((p) => processPattern(p, volumePath, true))
+		: undefined,
 });