diff --git a/src/apps/storetool/bongo/storetool/BackupCommands.py b/src/apps/storetool/bongo/storetool/BackupCommands.py
index bc0b8e0..be7111c 100644
--- a/src/apps/storetool/bongo/storetool/BackupCommands.py
+++ b/src/apps/storetool/bongo/storetool/BackupCommands.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class StoreBackupCommand(Command):
             print str(e)
             return
 
-        collection_list = []
+        collection_list = ['/']
         for collection in store.Collections():
             # write out entries for collections
             tar_head = PAXHeader(collection.name)