diff --git a/src/storage/caas.js b/src/storage/caas.js
index fdc9c341b..53e121f71 100644
--- a/src/storage/caas.js
+++ b/src/storage/caas.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     tar = require('tar-fs'),
     zlib = require('zlib');
 
-var FILE_TYPE = '.tar.gz';
+var FILE_TYPE = '.tar.gz.enc';
 
 // internal only
 function getBackupCredentials(apiConfig, callback) {
diff --git a/src/storage/filesystem.js b/src/storage/filesystem.js
index 181cf0e67..8a64ad847 100644
--- a/src/storage/filesystem.js
+++ b/src/storage/filesystem.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     zlib = require('zlib');
 
 var FALLBACK_BACKUP_FOLDER = '/var/backups';
-var FILE_TYPE = '.tar.gz';
+var FILE_TYPE = '.tar.gz.enc';
 
 // internal only
 function getBackupFilePath(apiConfig, backupId) {
diff --git a/src/storage/s3.js b/src/storage/s3.js
index 78fc97290..689db5b86 100644
--- a/src/storage/s3.js
+++ b/src/storage/s3.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     tar = require('tar-fs'),
     zlib = require('zlib');
 
-var FILE_TYPE = '.tar.gz';
+var FILE_TYPE = '.tar.gz.enc';
 
 // test only
 var originalAWS;