diff --git a/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go b/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go
index 0184f034c..03cca7385 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go
@@ -303,19 +303,13 @@ func sharePointBackupCreateSelectors(
 
 	for _, site := range sites {
 		if site == utils.Wildcard {
-			sel := selectors.NewSharePointBackup(selectors.Any())
-			sel.Include(sel.AllData())
-
-			return sel, nil
+			return includeAllSitesWithCategories(cats), nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	for _, wURL := range weburls {
 		if wURL == utils.Wildcard {
-			sel := selectors.NewSharePointBackup(selectors.Any())
-			sel.Include(sel.AllData())
-
-			return sel, nil
+			return includeAllSitesWithCategories(cats), nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -328,10 +322,21 @@ func sharePointBackupCreateSelectors(
 	}
 
 	sel := selectors.NewSharePointBackup(union)
+
+	return addCategories(sel, cats), nil
+}
+
+func includeAllSitesWithCategories(categories []string) *selectors.SharePointBackup {
+	sel := addCategories(
+		selectors.NewSharePointBackup(selectors.Any()),
+		categories)
+
+	return sel
+}
+
+func addCategories(sel *selectors.SharePointBackup, cats []string) *selectors.SharePointBackup {
 	if len(cats) == 0 {
 		sel.Include(sel.AllData())
-
-		return sel, nil
 	}
 
 	for _, d := range cats {
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@ func sharePointBackupCreateSelectors(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return sel, nil
+	return sel
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------