diff --git a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
index 34da4f1..275a162 100755
--- a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
+++ b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 set -e
 
-backup_filename="/root/medicine-backups/medicine.sql"
-archive_filename="/root/medicine-backups/medicine.tar.gz"
+cd /root/medicine-backups/
+
+weekday=$(date +%u)
+backup_filename="medicine_${weekday}.sql"
+archive_filename="medicine_${weekday}.tar.gz"
 docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F p medicine > "${backup_filename}" \
   --exclude-table-data=riisz_logging \
   --exclude-table-data=reversion_*
 
-cd /root/medicine-backups/
-rm medicine.tar.gz || true
-tar -czf medicine.tar.gz medicine.sql
-rm medicine.sql
+rm archive_filename || true
+tar -czf archive_filename backup_filename
+rm backup_filename
diff --git a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
index 168960c..3a17213 100755
--- a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
+++ b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 set -e
 
-backup_filename="/root/medicine-backups/medicine_remd.sql"
-archive_filename="/root/medicine-backups/medicine_remd.tar.gz"
+cd /root/medicine-backups/
+
+weekday=$(date +%u)
+backup_filename="medicine_remd_${weekday}.sql"
+archive_filename="medicine_remd_${weekday}.tar.gz"
 docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F p medicine_remd > "${backup_filename}"
 
-cd /root/medicine-backups/
-rm medicine_remd.tar.gz || true
-tar -czf medicine_remd.tar.gz medicine_remd.sql
-rm medicine_remd.sql
+rm archive_filename || true
+tar -czf archive_filename backup_filename
+rm backup_filename