diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yml
index 916c7ee..4881068 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ nextcloud_db_username: nextcloud
 nextcloud_db_password: secretnextcloud
 
 # run restic backups
-nextcloud_backup_enable: false
+nextcloud_backup_enable: true
 nextcloud_backup_cron: 0 30 3 * * *
 
 nextcloud_php_memory_limit: 5G # maximum ram php may use