diff --git a/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go b/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go
index 071576c..cb2e9a3 100644
--- a/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go
+++ b/controllers/backupsession_controller_helpers.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) backupJob(target formolv1alpha1.Target) (resul
 }
 
 func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) backupSnapshot(target formolv1alpha1.Target) (e error) {
-	targetObject, targetPodSpec := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
+	targetObject, targetPodSpec, _ := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
 	if err := r.Get(r.Context, client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: r.Namespace,
 		Name:      target.TargetName,
@@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) backupSnapshot(target formolv1alpha1.Target) (
 						Name:  formolv1alpha1.BACKUP_PATHS,
 						Value: strings.Join(paths, string(os.PathListSeparator)),
 					})
+					// This is to make sure the backup job pod won't be scheduled on the same host as the target
+					// Some filesystem don't accept to be mounted twice on the same node (XFS for instance).
+					affinity := corev1.Affinity{
+						PodAntiAffinity: &corev1.PodAntiAffinity{
+							PreferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: []corev1.WeightedPodAffinityTerm{
+								corev1.WeightedPodAffinityTerm{
+									Weight: 50,
+									PodAffinityTerm: corev1.PodAffinityTerm{
+										LabelSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+											MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+												formolv1alpha1.FORMOL_LABEL: target.TargetName,
+											},
+										},
+										TopologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					}
 					job := batchv1.Job{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Namespace: r.Namespace,
@@ -95,6 +114,7 @@ func (r *BackupSessionReconciler) backupSnapshot(target formolv1alpha1.Target) (
 										sidecar,
 									},
 									RestartPolicy: corev1.RestartPolicyNever,
+									Affinity:      &affinity,
 								},
 							},
 						},
diff --git a/controllers/restoresession_controller_helper.go b/controllers/restoresession_controller_helper.go
index dd0e05a..15c1096 100644
--- a/controllers/restoresession_controller_helper.go
+++ b/controllers/restoresession_controller_helper.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func (r *RestoreSessionReconciler) restoreInitContainer(target formolv1alpha1.Ta
 	// The restore has to be done by an initContainer since the data is mounted RO
 	// We create the initContainer here
 	// Once the the container has rebooted and the initContainer has done its job, it will change the restoreTargetStatus to Waiting.
-	targetObject, targetPodSpec := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
+	targetObject, targetPodSpec, _ := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
 	if err := r.Get(r.Context, client.ObjectKey{
 		Namespace: r.backupConf.Namespace,
 		Name:      target.TargetName,
diff --git a/standalone/root.go b/standalone/root.go
index e4cd051..fdfe80d 100644
--- a/standalone/root.go
+++ b/standalone/root.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func StartRestore(
 				return
 			}
 			log.V(0).Info("restore over. removing the initContainer")
-			targetObject, targetPodSpec := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
+			targetObject, targetPodSpec, _ := formolv1alpha1.GetTargetObjects(target.TargetKind)
 			if err := session.Get(session.Context, client.ObjectKey{
 				Namespace: restoreSessionNamespace,
 				Name:      target.TargetName,