diff --git a/app/Repositories/Wings/DaemonBackupRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Wings/DaemonBackupRepository.php
index 0eb9d4792..37156f213 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Wings/DaemonBackupRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Wings/DaemonBackupRepository.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class DaemonBackupRepository extends DaemonRepository
                     'json' => [
                         'adapter' => $this->adapter ?? config('backups.default'),
                         'uuid' => $backup->uuid,
-                        'ignore' => implode('\n', $backup->ignored_files),
+                        'ignore' => implode("\n", $backup->ignored_files),
                     ],
                 ]
             );
diff --git a/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php b/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php
index 811af7c67..f66722191 100644
--- a/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Backups/InitiateBackupService.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class InitiateBackupService
                 'server_id' => $server->id,
                 'uuid' => Uuid::uuid4()->toString(),
                 'name' => trim($name) ?: sprintf('Backup at %s', CarbonImmutable::now()->toDateTimeString()),
-                'ignored_files' => is_array($this->ignoredFiles) ? array_values($this->ignoredFiles) : [],
+                'ignored_files' => array_values($this->ignoredFiles ?? []),
                 'disk' => $this->backupManager->getDefaultAdapter(),
             ], true, true);