diff --git a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
index 43dff34e..d163e13f 100644
--- a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ orientdb_automatic_backup_mode: 'EXPORT'
 orientdb_automatic_backup_export_options: ''
 orientdb_automatic_backup_delay: 24h
 orientdb_automatic_backup_first_time: '23:00:00'
-orientdb_automatic_backup_directory: '{{ orientdb_home_prefix }}/{{ orientdb_user }}/b'
+orientdb_automatic_backup_directory: '{{ orientdb_home_prefix }}/{{ orientdb_user }}/backups'
 orientdb_automatic_backup_target_file_name: '${DBNAME}-${DATE:yyyyMMddHHmmss}.zip'
 orientdb_automatic_backup_compression_level: 9
 orientdb_automatic_backup_buffer_size: 1048576
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diff --git a/orientdb/tasks/main.yml b/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
index 7a6f0ad4..8a572312 100644
--- a/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
       with_items:
         - '{{ orientdb_data_dir }}'
         - '{{ orientdb_pid_dir }}'
+        - '{{ orientdb_automatic_backup_directory }}
 
     - name: Remove the old hook jars
       shell: rm {{ orientdb_install_dir }}/lib/{{ item }}