diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-blog b/src/freedombone-app-blog
index cc1315aa..02b558b7 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-blog
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-blog
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MY_BLOG_TITLE="My Blog"
 MY_BLOG_SUBTITLE="Another ${PROJECT_NAME} Blog"
 
 function reconfigure_blog {
-    echo -n ''
+	echo -n ''
 }
 
 function upgrade_blog {
@@ -121,7 +121,18 @@ function restore_local_blog {
 }
 
 function backup_remote_blog {
-	echo -n ''
+	if grep -q "Blog domain" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
+		FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=$(cat $COMPLETION_FILE | grep "Blog domain" | awk -F ':' '{print $2}')
+		temp_backup_dir=/var/www/${FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs
+		if [ -d $temp_backup_dir ]; then
+			echo $"Backing up blog"
+			backup_directory_to_friend $temp_backup_dir blog
+			echo $"Backup of blog complete"
+		else
+			echo $"Blog domain specified but not found in $temp_backup_dir"
+			exit 2578
+		fi
+	fi
 }
 
 function restore_remote_blog {
diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-remote b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
index ec40c130..db2f0d45 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
@@ -244,19 +244,6 @@ function backup_tor {
 	fi
 }
 
-function backup_blog {
-	if grep -q "Blog domain" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
-		FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME=$(cat $COMPLETION_FILE | grep "Blog domain" | awk -F ':' '{print $2}')
-		if [ -d /var/www/${FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME} ]; then
-			echo $"Backing up blog"
-			backup_directory_to_friend /var/www/${FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs blog
-		else
-			echo $"Blog domain specified but not found in /var/www/${FULLBLOG_DOMAIN_NAME}"
-			exit 2578
-		fi
-	fi
-}
-
 function backup_certs {
 	if [ -d /etc/ssl ]; then
 		echo $"Backing up certificates"
@@ -480,10 +467,9 @@ if [[ $TEST_MODE == "no" ]]; then
 	backup_web_server
 	backup_admin_readme
 	backup_mariadb
-
-	backup_blog
 	backup_certs
 	backup_mailing_list
+
 	backup_xmpp
 	backup_ipfs
 	backup_dlna