diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index 02d4854144..b3bb8bd108 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 databases:
   - datanommer
 datacenter: iad2
-db_backup_dir: ['/backups']
-# This is a more strict list, to be made publicly available
-dbs_to_backup:
-  - datanommer2
 effective_cache_size: "12GB"
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.166.254
 eth0_ipv4_ip: 10.3.166.59
diff --git a/roles/postgresql_server/templates/cron-backup-database b/roles/postgresql_server/templates/cron-backup-database
index f93a80b09e..24ef3de6b0 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql_server/templates/cron-backup-database
+++ b/roles/postgresql_server/templates/cron-backup-database
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% if inventory_hostname == 'db-datanommer02.iad2.fedoraproject.org' %}
-0 0 * * * postgres /usr/local/bin/backup-database {{ item }} | grep -Ev 'warning:|hypertable|chunk|restore|data-only'
+0 0 * * * postgres /usr/local/bin/backup-database {{ item }} |& grep -Ev 'warning:|hypertable|chunk|restore|data-only'
 {% else %}
 0 0 * * * postgres /usr/local/bin/backup-database {{ item }}
 {% endif %}