diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/export.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/export.sh
index 46cf41cd..e0541624 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/export.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/export.sh
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ jail_export() {
             info "\nExporting '${TARGET}' to a compressed ${FILE_EXT} archive..."
 
             cd "${bastille_jailsdir}" || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to change to directory: ${bastille_jailsdir}"
-            if ! tar -cf - "${TARGET}" | gzip ${bastille_compress_gz_options} > "${TARGET}_${DATE}${FILE_EXT}"; then
+            if ! tar -cf - "${TARGET}" | gzip ${bastille_compress_gz_options} > "${bastille_backupsdir}/{TARGET}_${DATE}${FILE_EXT}"; then
                 error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to export jail: ${TARGET}"
             fi
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ jail_export() {
             info "\nExporting '${TARGET}' to a compressed ${FILE_EXT} archive..."
 
             cd "${bastille_jailsdir}" || error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to change to directory: ${bastille_jailssdir}"
-            if ! tar -cf - "${TARGET}" | xz ${bastille_compress_xz_options} > "${TARGET}_${DATE}${FILE_EXT}"; then
+            if ! tar -cf - "${TARGET}" | xz ${bastille_compress_xz_options} > "${bastille_backupsdir}/${TARGET}_${DATE}${FILE_EXT}"; then
                 error_exit "[ERROR]: Failed to export jail: ${TARGET}"
             fi