diff --git a/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py b/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py
index 098e264..692717d 100644
--- a/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py
@@ -35,8 +35,15 @@ def get_my_clients(metadata):
             continue
 
         my_clients[rnode.name] = {
-            'user': rnode.metadata.get('backup-client/user-name'),
+            'exclude_from_monitoring': rnode.metadata.get(
+                'backup-client/exclude_from_monitoring',
+                rnode.metadata.get(
+                    'icinga_options/exclude_from_monitoring',
+                    False,
+                ),
+            ),
             'one_backup_every_hours': rnode.metadata.get('backup-client/one_backup_every_hours', 24),
+            'user': rnode.metadata.get('backup-client/user-name'),
             'retain': {
                 'daily': rnode.metadata.get('backups/retain/daily', retain_defaults['daily']),
                 'weekly': rnode.metadata.get('backups/retain/weekly', retain_defaults['weekly']),
diff --git a/nodes/kunsi-p14s.py b/nodes/kunsi-p14s.py
index 0b39191..282f716 100644
--- a/nodes/kunsi-p14s.py
+++ b/nodes/kunsi-p14s.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ nodes['kunsi-p14s'] = {
             'autologin_as': 'kunsi',
         },
         'backup-client': {
+            'exclude_from_monitoring': False,
             # only alert people if we're missing more than a week of backups
             'one_backup_every_hours': 7 * 24,
         },