diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 03ebf53be..f1a1ec1b5 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ reinstall_init() {
 		# Backup /nsm for the same reason
 		while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do
 			mv "$dir" "${dir}_old_${date_string}"
-		done < <(find /nsm -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -print0)
+		done < <(find /nsm -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -not -path "/nsm/docker-registry" -print0)
 
 		# Remove the old launcher package in case the config changes
 		remove_package launcher-final