diff --git a/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py b/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
index 0ed845f19c..477bec87f6 100755
--- a/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
+++ b/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
@@ -1557,9 +1557,13 @@ def _cmd_host(args):
     last_name = "main"
     last_data = list(sorted(filter_name_datas(fname_datas(), hosts)))
 
+    hbackups = list(reversed(backups))
+    if len(hbackups) > 1 and _backup_today_identical():
+        hbackups = hbackups[1:]
+
     _max_update(last_data)
     if not conf_fast_width_history:
-        for backup in reversed(backups):
+        for backup in hbackups:
             data = filter_name_datas(lines2datas(bfname2lines(backup)), hosts)
             data = list(sorted(data))
             _max_update(data)
@@ -1572,7 +1576,7 @@ def _cmd_host(args):
     done = False
     skipped_num = 0
     thostnum = 0
-    for backup in reversed(backups):
+    for backup in hbackups:
         data = filter_name_datas(lines2datas(bfname2lines(backup)), hosts)
         data = list(sorted(data))