diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index b4e8bb2..6e4f0cd 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
 
 30 13 * * * /root/medicine-config/medicine-remd/update.sh
 
-50 13 * * * /root/medicine-config/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
+50 13 * * * /root/medicine-config/medicine-remd/backup_database.sh
 
 20 13 * * * /root/medicine-config/medicine/update.sh
-
-55 13 * * * /root/medicine-config/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
+55 13 * * * /root/medicine-config/medicine/backup_database.sh
diff --git a/medicine-remd/backup_database.sh b/medicine-remd/backup_database.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..329ff68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/medicine-remd/backup_database.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+cd /root/medicine-backups/
+
+weekday_number=$(date +%u)
+weekday=$(date +%A | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+backup_filename="medicine_remd_${weekday_number}_${weekday}.sql"
+archive_filename="medicine_remd_${weekday_number}_${weekday}.tar.gz"
+docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F p medicine_remd > "${backup_filename}"
+
+if test -f "${archive_filename}"; then
+  rm "${archive_filename}"
+fi
+tar -czf "${archive_filename}" "${backup_filename}"
+rm "${backup_filename}"
diff --git a/medicine/backup_database.sh b/medicine/backup_database.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fa8af2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/medicine/backup_database.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+export LC_ALL=C
+
+cd /root/medicine-backups/
+
+weekday_number=$(date +%u)
+weekday=$(date +%A | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+backup_filename="medicine_${weekday_number}_${weekday}.sql"
+archive_filename="medicine_${weekday_number}_${weekday}.tar.gz"
+docker exec -i medicine-stack-postgres pg_dump --no-owner -U postgres -F p medicine > "${backup_filename}" \
+  --exclude-table-data=riisz_logging \
+  --exclude-table-data=reversion_*
+
+if test -f "${archive_filename}"; then
+  rm "${archive_filename}"
+fi
+tar -czf "${archive_filename}" "${backup_filename}"
+rm "${backup_filename}"