diff --git a/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml
index d6c68a66bc..31a29ffdb5 100644
--- a/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- name: Make sure rdiff-backup is installed 
+  yum: name=rdiff-backup state=latest
+
 - name: Create GNOME backup user
   user: name=gnomebackup state=present home=/gnome_backups/ createhome=yes shell=/sbin/nologin