diff --git a/EmpiresMod/emserver b/EmpiresMod/emserver
index 20e28b2d4..37b746012 100644
--- a/EmpiresMod/emserver
+++ b/EmpiresMod/emserver
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ servercfg="${servicename}.cfg"
 servercfgdefault="server.cfg"
 servercfgdir="${systemdir}/cfg"
 servercfgfullpath="${servercfgdir}/${servercfg}"
+
+# Backup
+backupdays="30"
 backupdir="${rootdir}/backups"
 
 # Logging