diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/gnome-backups b/inventory/group_vars/gnome-backups
index 5c4a8b59e0..9e55342dd1 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/gnome-backups
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/gnome-backups
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+freezes: False
 csi_purpose: GNOME Infrastructure Backups facility
 csi_relationship: |
     Provides rdiff-backup based backups to all the GNOME Infrastructure 
diff --git a/roles/gnome_backups/files/backup.sh b/roles/gnome_backups/files/backup.sh
index 348dce1d37..4b4c619e79 100644
--- a/roles/gnome_backups/files/backup.sh
+++ b/roles/gnome_backups/files/backup.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ MACHINES='signal.gnome.org
           webapps2.gnome.org
           palette.gnome.org 
           webapps.gnome.org
-          cloud.gnome.org
           bastion.gnome.org
           spinner.gnome.org
           master.gnome.org
diff --git a/roles/gnome_backups/files/ssh_config b/roles/gnome_backups/files/ssh_config
index 630a6521c1..e6f8ecba01 100644
--- a/roles/gnome_backups/files/ssh_config
+++ b/roles/gnome_backups/files/ssh_config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Host puppetmaster01.gnome.org cloud.gnome.org webapps3.gnome.org
+Host puppetmaster01.gnome.org webapps3.gnome.org
      User root
      IdentityFile /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa
      ProxyCommand ssh -W %h:%p bastion.gnome.org -F /usr/local/etc/gnome_ssh_config
diff --git a/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml
index 368ccdc13a..5de98fc716 100644
--- a/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gnome_backups/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
   - webapps.gnome.org
   - socket.gnome.org
   - bugzilla.gnome.org
-  - cloud.gnome.org
   - bastion.gnome.org
   - spinner.gnome.org
   - master.gnome.org