diff --git a/misc/backup.sh b/misc/backup.sh
index 555bc79..75ecac0 100755
--- a/misc/backup.sh
+++ b/misc/backup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/run/current-system/sw/bin/zsh
 
 cd /home/horseman
+file=backups/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar
+tar -cf $file Documents
 
-tar -cf backups/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar Documents
+if grep -q $(sha256sum $file) backups/sum; then
+    echo 'hashes match, quitting'
+    rm $file
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo $(sha256sum ) > backups/sum