diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f916611..b6fb42d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	backupPDS(ctx, minioClient, bucketName)
+	backupTangledKnot(ctx, minioClient, bucketName)
 }
 
 func createMinioClient() (*minio.Client, error) {
diff --git a/tangled_knot.go b/tangled_knot.go
index 70d8fa8..a6ebf9a 100644
--- a/tangled_knot.go
+++ b/tangled_knot.go
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func backupTangledKnot(ctx context.Context, minioClient *minio.Client, bucketName string) {
-	if os.Getenv("BACKUP_TANGLED_KNOT") != "true" {
-		return
-	}
-
 	backupKnotDB(ctx, minioClient, bucketName)
+	backupKnotRepos(ctx, minioClient, bucketName)
 }
 
 func backupKnotDB(ctx context.Context, minioClient *minio.Client, bucketName string) {
 	dir := os.Getenv("TANGLED_KNOT_DATABASE_DIRECTORY")
+	if dir == "" {
+		slog.Info("TANGLED_KNOT_DATABASE_DIRECTORY env not set - skipping knot DB backup")
+	}
 
 	pipeReader, pipeWriter := io.Pipe()
 	defer pipeReader.Close()
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func backupKnotDB(ctx context.Context, minioClient *minio.Client, bucketName str
 
 func backupKnotRepos(ctx context.Context, minioClient *minio.Client, bucketName string) {
 	dir := os.Getenv("TANGLED_KNOT_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY")
+	if dir == "" {
+		slog.Info("TANGLED_KNOT_REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY env not set - skipping knot repo backup")
+	}
 
 	pipeReader, pipeWriter := io.Pipe()
 	defer pipeReader.Close()