diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8b9409..8176266 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ rsync_upload: publish
 
 fake_upload: html
 	mkdir -p $(FAKEDIR)$(YEARSUBFOLDER)
-	rsync -P -rvzc --delete $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(FAKEDIR)$(YEARSUBFOLDER) --cvs-exclude
+	rsync -P -rvzc --delete $(RSYNC_EXCLUDE) $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(FAKEDIR)$(YEARSUBFOLDER) --cvs-exclude
 
 .PHONY: html help clean regenerate serve serve-global devserver publish ssh_upload rsync_upload