diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 20891adf9d..6c434c8a26 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ kernel_shmmax: 68719476736
 db_backup_dir: ['/backups']
 shared_buffers: "2GB"
 effective_cache_size: "6GB"
+host_backup_targets: ['/backups']
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 3ba7d57dd4..c9d0f838b8 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ kernel_shmmax: 68719476736
 db_backup_dir: ['/backups']
 shared_buffers: "2GB"
 effective_cache_size: "6GB"
+host_backup_targets: ['/backups']