diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/BackupManager.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/BackupManager.java
index 0d1842fc3..4077be914 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/BackupManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/BackupManager.java
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ public interface BackupManager {
     @NotNull BackupProfile getProfile(@NotNull final Plot plot);
 
     /**
-     * This will perform an automatic backup of the plot iff the plot has an owner
-     * and automatic backups are enabled. Otherwise it will complete immediately.
+     * This will perform an automatic backup of the plot iff the plot has an owner,
+     * automatic backups are enabled and the plot is not merged.
+     * Otherwise it will complete immediately.
      *
      * @param plot Plot to perform the automatic backup on
      * @return Future that completes when the backup is finished
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/SimpleBackupManager.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/SimpleBackupManager.java
index 4f86af781..492b5ed60 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/SimpleBackupManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/backup/SimpleBackupManager.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
     }
 
     @Override @NotNull public BackupProfile getProfile(@NotNull final Plot plot) {
-        if (plot.hasOwner()) {
+        if (plot.hasOwner() && !plot.isMerged()) {
             return new PlayerBackupProfile(plot.getOwnerAbs(), plot, this);
         }
         return new NullBackupProfile();