diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 17c1601cf9..0bd76efa6e 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-datanommer01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ datacenter: phx2
 dbs_to_backup:
 - datanommer
 
+host_backup_targets: ['/backups']
+
 # These are normally group variables, but in this case db servers are often different
 lvm_size: 300000
 mem_size: 8192
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index e74db42248..7b8617f51a 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ backup03.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 [backup_clients]
 collab04.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+db-datanommer01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 hosted04.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 hosted-lists01.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 lockbox01.phx2.fedoraproject.org