diff --git a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
index 713cbf19f9..965c8cb478 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - ${private}/vars.yml
    - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
-   - ${vars}/backup_server.yml
 
   tasks:
   tasks:
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
   - include: $tasks/nagios_client.yml
   - include: $tasks/mysql_server.yml
   - include: $tasks/bacula_server.yml
+  - include: $tasks/rdiff_backup_server.yml
 
   handlers:
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
diff --git a/tasks/rdiff_backup_server.yml b/tasks/rdiff_backup_server.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35c7917572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/rdiff_backup_server.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# tasklist for setting up a rdiff backup server.
+- name: install rdiff-backup
+  yum: pkg=$item state=installed
+  with_items:
+  - rdiff-backup
+  tags:
+  - packages