diff --git a/files/download/sync-up-downloads.sh.ib01 b/files/download/sync-up-downloads.sh.ib01
index fa2c3e64cc..1bfb1e38e5 100755
--- a/files/download/sync-up-downloads.sh.ib01
+++ b/files/download/sync-up-downloads.sh.ib01
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 RSYNC='/usr/bin/rsync'
 RS_OPT="-avSHP  --numeric-ids"
 RS_DEADLY="--delete --delete-excluded --delete-delay --delay-updates"
-ALT_EXCLUDES=""
+ALT_EXCLUDES="--exclude 44_Beta*" # 2026-04-16 - tmp. running out of space
 EPL_EXCLUDES=""
 FED_EXCLUDES=""