diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/copr-dist-git.fedorainfracloud.org b/inventory/host_vars/copr-dist-git.fedorainfracloud.org
index c62468f6f5..eb8542b8c9 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/copr-dist-git.fedorainfracloud.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/copr-dist-git.fedorainfracloud.org
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ cloud_networks:
 
 # Copr vars
 copr_hostbase: copr-dist-git
+
+host_backup_targets: ['/var/lib/dist-git/backup']
diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh
index fc53124836..cb810e70ad 100755
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/create_backup.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 systemctl stop copr-dist-git
 
+
 cd /var/lib/dist-git/
+mkdir -p backup
 tar --selinux --acls --xattrs -czf tmp.backup.tar.gz /var/lib/dist-git/cache /var/lib/dist-git/git /var/lib/dist-git/gitolite /var/lib/dist-git/web
-mv -f tmp.backup.tar.gz backup.tar.gz
+mv -f tmp.backup.tar.gz backup/copr_dist_git.tar.gz
 
 systemctl start copr-dist-git