diff --git a/src/backupformat/rsync.js b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
index 0dafa55d3..bf400813b 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/rsync.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/rsync.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ function getBackupFilePath(backupConfig, remotePath) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof remotePath, 'string');
 
+    // we don't have a rootPath for noop
+    if (backupConfig.provider === 'noop') return remotePath;
+
     return path.join(backupConfig.rootPath, remotePath);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backupformat/tgz.js b/src/backupformat/tgz.js
index 9dff4fc01..78701de4e 100644
--- a/src/backupformat/tgz.js
+++ b/src/backupformat/tgz.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ function getBackupFilePath(backupConfig, remotePath) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof backupConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof remotePath, 'string');
 
+    // we don't have a rootPath for noop
+    if (backupConfig.provider === 'noop') return remotePath + fileType;
+
     const rootPath = backupConfig.rootPath;
     const fileType = backupConfig.encryption ? '.tar.gz.enc' : '.tar.gz';
     return path.join(rootPath, remotePath + fileType);