diff --git a/bin/prod/deploy b/bin/prod/deploy
index 4fda0003ba..dc10804a19 100755
--- a/bin/prod/deploy
+++ b/bin/prod/deploy
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ if [ $? != 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+lilalog "Backup production lichess dir"
+ssh $REMOTE "cp -r $REMOTE_DIR /home/backup/lichess-$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
+
 RSYNC_OPTIONS=" \
   --archive \
   --no-o --no-g \