diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 45e2ca9..c3e5044 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ pg_backup_bin: /usr/local/sbin/postgresql-backup
 pg_backup_pgdump_bin: /usr/bin/pg_dump
 pg_backup_retain_copies: 2
 pg_backup_build_db_list: "yes"
+psql_wal_files_archiving_enabled: False
 psql_wal_archiving_log_dir: '{{ psql_data_dir }}/archive_log'
 psql_base_backup_dir: '{{ pg_backup_base_dir }}/base_backup'
 # Dynamically created from psql_db_data if pg_backup_db_list is not set