diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2fea49a..1c323dc 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ config/*
 *.config.js
 !ecosystem.config.js
 *.sqlite
-points*.json
+points/*
 assets/mash-words.json
diff --git a/src/play.js b/src/play.js
index 9fa8ff4..ff2e009 100755
--- a/src/play.js
+++ b/src/play.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const config = require('config');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const logger = require('simple-node-logger').createSimpleLogger();
+const { getWeek } = require('date-fns');
 const { argv } = require('yargs');
 // const timers = require('timers/promises');
 
@@ -15,14 +16,16 @@ const points = {};
 
 async function initPoints(identifier) {
 	try {
-		const pointsFile = await fs.readFile(`./points-${identifier}.json`, 'utf-8');
+		const pointsFile = await fs.readFile(`./points/points-${identifier}.json`, 'utf-8');
 
 		Object.assign(points, JSON.parse(pointsFile));
 	} catch (error) {
 		if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
 			logger.info('Creating new points file');
 
-			await fs.writeFile(`./points-${identifier}.json`, '{}');
+			await fs.mkdir('./points', { recursive: true });
+
+			await fs.writeFile(`./points/points-${identifier}.json`, '{}');
 			await initPoints(identifier);
 		}
 	}
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@ async function setPoints(identifier, defaultKey, user, value, { mode = 'add', ke
 		points[gameKey][userKey] = value;
 	}
 
-	await fs.writeFile(`./points-${identifier}.json`, JSON.stringify(points, null, 4));
+	await fs.writeFile(`./points/points-${identifier}_backup${getWeek(new Date())}.json`, JSON.stringify(points, null, 4)); // weekly back-up
+	await fs.writeFile(`./points/points-${identifier}.json`, JSON.stringify(points, null, 4));
 }
 
 function getPoints(game, rawUsername, { user, room, command }) {