diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index 63fee9867..427f6d344 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     PROVIDER_FILE: '/etc/cloudron/PROVIDER',
     SETUP_TOKEN_FILE: '/etc/cloudron/SETUP_TOKEN',
 
+    DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR: '/var/backups',
     VOLUMES_MOUNT_DIR: '/mnt/volumes',
     MANAGED_BACKUP_MOUNT_DIR: '/mnt/cloudronbackup',
 
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 7123c7710..272cbd50e 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ const gDefaults = (function () {
     result[exports.APPSTORE_WEB_TOKEN_KEY] = '';
     result[exports.BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY] = {
         provider: 'filesystem',
-        backupFolder: '/var/backups',
+        backupFolder: paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR,
         format: 'tgz',
         encryption: null,
     };
diff --git a/src/system.js b/src/system.js
index cf666fb3a..0558c4e53 100644
--- a/src/system.js
+++ b/src/system.js
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ async function getDisks() {
         if (disks[filesystem]) disks[filesystem].contents.push({ type: 'standard', id: 'cloudron-backup', path: backupConfig.backupFolder });
     }
 
+    // often the default backup dir is not cleaned up
+    if (backupConfig.provider !== 'filesystem' || backupConfig.backupFolder !== paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR) {
+        const [, dfResult] = await safe(df.file(paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR));
+        const filesystem = dfResult?.filesystem || rootDisk.filesystem;
+        if (disks[filesystem]) disks[filesystem].contents.push({ type: 'standard', id: 'cloudron-backup-default', path: paths.DEFAULT_BACKUP_DIR });
+    }
+
     const [dockerError, dockerInfo] = await safe(docker.info());
     if (!dockerError) {
         const [, dfResult] = await safe(df.file(dockerInfo.DockerRootDir));
@@ -233,7 +240,6 @@ async function updateDiskUsage(progressCallback) {
                 const [error, usage] = await safe(du(content.path));
                 if (error) progressCallback({ message: `du error: ${error.message}`}); // can happen if app is installing etc
                 content.usage = usage || 0;
-
             }
             progressCallback({ message: `du of ${JSON.stringify(content)}: ${content.usage}`});
         }