diff --git a/DayOfDefeatSource/dodsserver b/DayOfDefeatSource/dodsserver
index 342ccc97a..c2f093202 100644
--- a/DayOfDefeatSource/dodsserver
+++ b/DayOfDefeatSource/dodsserver
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ servercfg="${servicename}.cfg"
 servercfgdefault="server.cfg"
 servercfgdir="${systemdir}/cfg"
 servercfgfullpath="${servercfgdir}/${servercfg}"
+
+# Backup
+backupdays="30"
 backupdir="${rootdir}/backups"
 
 # Logging