diff --git a/nixos/hosts/varda/resources/prune-backups.sh b/nixos/hosts/varda/resources/prune-backups.sh
index 8ac70fe..5f1fe48 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/varda/resources/prune-backups.sh
+++ b/nixos/hosts/varda/resources/prune-backups.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Set the backup directory
-BACKUP_DIR="/var/lib/forgejo/dump"
+BACKUP_DIR="/mnt/storage/forgejo/backups"
 
 # Keep the 3 most recent backups
-KEEP_NUM=3
+KEEP_NUM=7
 
 echo "Starting backup cleanup process..."
 echo "Keeping the $KEEP_NUM most recent backups in $BACKUP_DIR"
diff --git a/nixos/modules/nixos/services/forgejo/default.nix b/nixos/modules/nixos/services/forgejo/default.nix
index 8f5d650..a766ecc 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/nixos/services/forgejo/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/nixos/services/forgejo/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ in
       enable = true;
       package = cfg.package;
       # enable sql db dumps daily
-      dump.enable = true;
+      dump = {
+        enable = true;
+        backupDir = "/mnt/backup/forgejo/backups/";
+      };
       database.type = "postgres";
       # Enable support for Git Large File Storage
       lfs.enable = true;