diff --git a/geonode/br/management/commands/backup.py b/geonode/br/management/commands/backup.py
index c54c040cbc0..30a7cdc0428 100644
--- a/geonode/br/management/commands/backup.py
+++ b/geonode/br/management/commands/backup.py
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ def create_geoserver_backup(self, config, settings, target_folder, ignore_errors
         error_backup = "Could not successfully backup GeoServer catalog [{}rest/br/backup/]: {} - {}"
 
         _options = [
+            "BK_SKIP_GWC=true",
             "BK_CLEANUP_TEMP=true",
             "BK_SKIP_SETTINGS=false",
             "BK_SKIP_SECURITY=false",