diff --git a/backup/backup.sh b/backup/backup.sh
index 4374b49..3acebd1 100755
--- a/backup/backup.sh
+++ b/backup/backup.sh
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ do
   # provide date for restore process, if data import is needed
   if [ -z "$1" ]
     then
-      mongoexport --db cc --collection $i --out $(date '+%Y-%m-%d')/collections/${i}.json;
-      cp -R ../api/resource $(date '+%Y-%m-%d')/
+      DATE=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d')
+      mongoexport --db cc --collection $i --out ${DATE}/collections/${i}.json;
+      cp -R ../api/resource ${DATE}/
+      tar -zcf ${DATE}.tar.gz ${DATE}
+      rm -R ${DATE}
       if [ $(ls -l | grep -c ^d) -gt 5 ]; then
         deleteOldest
       fi
     else
+      tar -xzf ${1}.tar.gz
       mongoimport --db cc --collection $i --drop --file ${1}/collections/${i}.json
       rm -rf ../api/resource
       cp -Rv ${1}/resource ../api/
+      rm -R ${1}
   fi
 done