diff --git a/UnrealTournament2004/ut2k4server b/UnrealTournament2004/ut2k4server
index 3c82b7e7b..c86b2f824 100644
--- a/UnrealTournament2004/ut2k4server
+++ b/UnrealTournament2004/ut2k4server
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ servercfgdefault="UT2004.ini"
 servercfgdir="${systemdir}"
 servercfgfullpath="${servercfgdir}/${servercfg}"
 compressedmapsdir="${rootdir}/Maps-Compressed"
+
+# Backup
+backupdays="30"
 backupdir="${rootdir}/backups"
 
 # Logging