diff --git a/plugins/backup/commands b/plugins/backup/commands
index 3596e158f..7386d7ed1 100755
--- a/plugins/backup/commands
+++ b/plugins/backup/commands
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ set -e; case "$1" in
     TARGET_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT"
 
     # create all the app directories
-    while read app; do mkdir "$TARGET_DIR/$app"; echo "Imported $app"; done < $BACKUP_TMP_DIR/.dokku_backup_apps > /dev/null
+    while read app; do mkdir "$TARGET_DIR/$app"; echo "Imported $app"; done < $BACKUP_TMP_DIR/.dokku_backup_apps
 
     # have the plugins import their stuff
     pluginhook backup-import $VERSION "$BACKUP_ROOT" $TARGET_DIR "$BACKUP_TMP_DIR/.dokku_backup_apps"
diff --git a/plugins/config/backup-export b/plugins/config/backup-export
index e0cbe54bc..68b5c0393 100755
--- a/plugins/config/backup-export
+++ b/plugins/config/backup-export
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+shopt -s nullglob
 VERSION="$1"
 BASE_DIR="$2"
 
-cat; find $BASE_DIR -regex ".*/ENV"
+cat; for i in $BASE_DIR/*/ENV; do echo $i; done
diff --git a/plugins/config/backup-import b/plugins/config/backup-import
index 520ba53f1..9ed3b1eca 100755
--- a/plugins/config/backup-import
+++ b/plugins/config/backup-import
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+shopt -s nullglob
 VERSION="$1"
 IMPORT_DIR="$2"
 TARGET_DIR="$3"
 
 cd $IMPORT_DIR
-for file in `find . -regex ".*/ENV"`; do
+for file in */ENV; do
     cp $file "$TARGET_DIR/$file"
 done
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export
index 07f9c97e0..465d0d18e 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-export
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+shopt -s nullglob
 VERSION="$1"
 BASE_DIR="$2"
 
-cat; find $BASE_DIR -regex ".*ssl/server\(.crt\|.key\)"; 
+cat; for i in $BASE_DIR/*/ssl/server.*; do echo $i; done
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import
index 21c32f1b4..6b88fe0b4 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/backup-import
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+shopt -s nullglob
 VERSION="$1"
 IMPORT_DIR="$2"
 TARGET_DIR="$3"
 
 cd $IMPORT_DIR
 
-for file in `find . -regex ".*ssl/server\(.crt\|.key\)"`; do
+for file in */ssl/server.*; do
     mkdir -p $(dirname $TARGET_DIR$file)
     cp $file $TARGET_DIR$file
 done