diff --git a/borgthismachine.sh b/borgthismachine.sh
index 96dae8e..526a235 100755
--- a/borgthismachine.sh
+++ b/borgthismachine.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fi
 
 HOME=${HOME:-"/root/"}
 
-PERSONALCONFIG="$HOME/.config/borg.conf"
+PERSONALCONFIG="${1:-$HOME/.config/borg.conf}"
 
 BORGHOST=""
 USER=""
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ REPO=""
 MAC=""
 BORG_PASSPHRASE=""
 BORG_EXCLUDE_FILE=""
+BORG_EXCLUDE_IF_PRESENT=".do_not_backup_this_directory"
 BORG_EXCLUDE_PATTERN=("/var/cache/*"
                       "/var/tmp/*"
                      )
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ nice ionice -c 3 borg create --stats \
                              ${BORG_ARGS} \
                              $([[ -n "${BORG_EXCLUDE_PATTERN[*]}" ]] && printf " --exclude \"%s\" " "${BORG_EXCLUDE_PATTERN[@]}" ) \
                              $([[ -n "$BORG_EXCLUDE_FILE" ]] && printf " --exclude-from \"%s\" " "${BORG_EXCLUDE_FILE}" ) \
+			     --exclude-if-present="$BORG_EXCLUDE_IF_PRESENT" \
                              "${MYREPO}::${SNAPSHOT}" \
                              "${BORG_BACKUP_DIRS[@]}"