diff --git a/common/project/project_archiver.cpp b/common/project/project_archiver.cpp
index 98d4306311..3821ccf656 100644
--- a/common/project/project_archiver.cpp
+++ b/common/project/project_archiver.cpp
@@ -33,14 +33,47 @@
 #include <wxstream_helper.h>
 #include <wx/log.h>
 
+#include <set>
+
 
 #define ZipFileExtension wxT( "zip" )
 
-
 PROJECT_ARCHIVER::PROJECT_ARCHIVER()
 {
 }
 
+bool PROJECT_ARCHIVER::AreZipArchivesIdentical( const wxString& aZipFileA,
+                                                const wxString& aZipFileB, REPORTER& aReporter )
+{
+    wxFFileInputStream streamA( aZipFileA );
+    wxFFileInputStream streamB( aZipFileB );
+
+    if( !streamA.IsOk() || !streamB.IsOk() )
+    {
+        aReporter.Report( _( "Could not open archive file." ), RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    wxZipInputStream zipStreamA = wxZipInputStream( streamA );
+    wxZipInputStream zipStreamB = wxZipInputStream( streamB );
+
+    std::set<wxUint32> crcsA;
+    std::set<wxUint32> crcsB;
+
+
+    for( wxZipEntry* entry = zipStreamA.GetNextEntry(); entry; entry = zipStreamA.GetNextEntry() )
+    {
+        crcsA.insert( entry->GetCrc() );
+    }
+
+    for( wxZipEntry* entry = zipStreamB.GetNextEntry(); entry; entry = zipStreamB.GetNextEntry() )
+    {
+        crcsB.insert( entry->GetCrc() );
+    }
+
+    return crcsA == crcsB;
+}
+
 
 // Unarchive Files code comes from wxWidgets sample/archive/archive.cpp
 bool PROJECT_ARCHIVER::Unarchive( const wxString& aSrcFile, const wxString& aDestDir,
diff --git a/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp b/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp
index 891c3b69ea..0c5d2907f9 100644
--- a/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp
+++ b/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp
@@ -1339,17 +1339,36 @@ bool SETTINGS_MANAGER::TriggerBackupIfNeeded( REPORTER& aReporter ) const
                    return first.GetTicks() > second.GetTicks();
                } );
 
-    // Do we even need to back up?
-    if( !files.empty() )
+    // Backup
+    bool backupSuccessful = BackupProject( aReporter );
+    if( !backupSuccessful )
+        return false;
+
+    // Update the file list
+    files.clear();
+    dir.Traverse( traverser, wxT( "*.zip" ) );
+
+    // Sort newest-first
+    std::sort( files.begin(), files.end(),
+               [&]( const wxString& aFirst, const wxString& aSecond ) -> bool
+               {
+                   wxDateTime first = modTime( aFirst );
+                   wxDateTime second = modTime( aSecond );
+
+                   return first.GetTicks() > second.GetTicks();
+               } );
+
+    // Are there any changes since the last backup?
+    if( files.size() > 1 )
     {
-        wxDateTime lastTime = modTime( files[0] );
+        PROJECT_ARCHIVER archiver;
+        bool             identicalToPrevious =
+                archiver.AreZipArchivesIdentical( files[0], files[1], aReporter );
 
-        if( lastTime.IsValid() )
+        if( identicalToPrevious )
         {
-            wxTimeSpan delta = wxDateTime::Now() - modTime( files[0] );
-
-            if( delta.IsShorterThan( wxTimeSpan::Seconds( settings.min_interval ) ) )
-                return true;
+            wxRemoveFile( files[0] );
+            return true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1413,7 +1432,7 @@ bool SETTINGS_MANAGER::TriggerBackupIfNeeded( REPORTER& aReporter ) const
             wxRemoveFile( file );
     }
 
-    return BackupProject( aReporter );
+    return true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/project/project_archiver.h b/include/project/project_archiver.h
index 1fccbb4478..3a4d09dced 100644
--- a/include/project/project_archiver.h
+++ b/include/project/project_archiver.h
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ public:
 
     ~PROJECT_ARCHIVER() = default;
 
+    /**
+     * Compares the crcs of all the files in zip archive to determine whether the archives are identical
+     * @param aZipFileA is the full path to the first zip
+     * @param aZipFileB is the full path to the second zip
+     * @param aReporter is used to report status
+     * @return true if the archives are identical
+     */
+    bool AreZipArchivesIdentical( const wxString& aZipFileA, const wxString& aZipFileB,
+                                  REPORTER& aReporter );
+
     /**
      * Creates an archive of the project
      * @param aSrcFile is the full path to the project to be archived