diff --git a/app/backup b/app/backup
index f432bb1..c6ed907 100755
--- a/app/backup
+++ b/app/backup
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ for HOST in "${HOSTS[@]}"; do
 
     # Pull mode: mount client's /BACKUP locally via SSHFS
     if ! sshfs "${HOST}:/BACKUP" "$MOUNT_DIR" \
-        -o BatchMode=yes,reconnect,ServerAliveInterval=15,ServerAliveCountMax=3; then
+        -o BatchMode=yes,reconnect,follow_symlinks,ServerAliveInterval=15,ServerAliveCountMax=3; then
         echo "WARNING: Failed to mount $HOST:/BACKUP via SSHFS"
         FAILED_HOSTS+=("$HOST")
         rmdir "$MOUNT_DIR"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ for HOST in "${HOSTS[@]}"; do
     if ! borg create \
         "$REPO::$ARCHIVE" \
         "$MOUNT_DIR" \
-        --pattern "+ sh:*/current*" \
+        --pattern "+ sh:**/current*" \
         --pattern "- *" \
         --files-cache ctime,size \
         --stats \