diff --git a/backup_mysql.sh b/backup_mysql.sh
index 2241fea..59eaa84 100755
--- a/backup_mysql.sh
+++ b/backup_mysql.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ if [[ -n ${MYSQL_PW} && "${MYSQL_PW}" != "" ]]; then
 MYSQL_OPTS="${MYSQL_OPTS} -p${MYSQL_PW}"
 fi
 # Get list of Databases except the pid file
-DBS_SKIP="'mysql','performance_schema','sys','information_schema'"
+DBS_SKIP="'performance_schema','information_schema'"
 DBS_LIST=$(mysql ${MYSQL_OPTS} -s -N -e "SELECT schema_name FROM information_schema.schemata WHERE schema_name NOT IN (${DBS_SKIP});")
 
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