diff --git a/includes/destinations.filesource.inc b/includes/destinations.filesource.inc
index 0413299..ec757ce 100644
--- a/includes/destinations.filesource.inc
+++ b/includes/destinations.filesource.inc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class backup_migrate_files_destination_filesource extends backup_migrate_destina
    */
   function backup_settings_default() {
     return array(
-      'exclude_filepaths' => "backup_migrate\nstyles\ncss\njs\nctools",
+      'exclude_filepaths' => "backup_migrate\nstyles\ncss\njs\nctools\n.htaccess",
     );
   }