diff --git a/handlers/backup.yaml b/handlers/backup.yaml
index 8eee21b..746b357 100644
--- a/handlers/backup.yaml
+++ b/handlers/backup.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
   when: docker_compose_stat.stat.exists is defined and docker_compose_stat.stat.exists
 
 - name: Backup Gitea Directory
-  ansible.posix.synchronize:
-    src: /opt/gitea/
-    dest: "/var/backups/gitea-{{ gitea.hostname }}.{{ gitea.domain }}@{{ lookup('pipe', 'date --utc --iso-8601=seconds') }}"
-    recursive: true
-  delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+  community.general.archive:
+    path: /opt/gitea/
+    dest: "/var/backups/gitea-{{ gitea.hostname }}.{{ gitea.domain }}@{{ lookup('pipe', 'date --utc --iso-8601=seconds') }}.tar.gz"
+    force_archive: true
+    format: gz
+    owner: root
+    mode: "400"
   listen:
     - Backup Gitea
   register: backup