diff --git a/mysqlBackup.sh b/mysqlBackup.sh
index b8e8fa1..b45fb99 100755
--- a/mysqlBackup.sh
+++ b/mysqlBackup.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ if ! pgrep mysqld > /dev/null ; then
 fi
 mkdir -p "$MYSQLDIR"
 for db in $(mysql "--defaults-file=$MYSQLOPTIONFILE" -u backupuser -s -N -e 'SHOW DATABASES;'); do
-  #echo -e "==> Backing up database $db"
-  BACKEDUP="$BACKEDUP $db"
-  file=$MYSQLDIR/mysqldump-$db-$(date +%F_%H-%M).sql
-  mysqldump "--defaults-file=$MYSQLOPTIONFILE" -u backupuser --opt --single-transaction --databases "$db"   | bzip2 > "$file.bz2"
+  if [[ "$db" != "information_schema" ]] ; then
+    #echo -e "==> Backing up database $db"
+    BACKEDUP="$BACKEDUP $db"
+    file=$MYSQLDIR/mysqldump-$db-$(date +%F_%H-%M).sql
+    mysqldump "--defaults-file=$MYSQLOPTIONFILE" -u backupuser --opt --single-transaction --databases "$db"   | bzip2 > "$file.bz2"
+  fi
 done
 
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