diff --git a/backupninja/client.sls b/backupninja/client.sls
index e66a67f..f1ad662 100644
--- a/backupninja/client.sls
+++ b/backupninja/client.sls
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
   pkg.installed:
   - names: {{ client.pkgs }}
 
+backups_dir:
+  file.directory:
+  - name: /var/backups
+  - user: root
+  - group: root
+
 {%- if pillar.postgresql is defined %}
 
 backupninja_postgresql_handler:
diff --git a/backupninja/meta/backupninja.yml b/backupninja/meta/backupninja.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a88a49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backupninja/meta/backupninja.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+backup:
+  linux:
+    fs_includes:
+    - /var/backups
+    fs_excludes: []
diff --git a/metadata/service/support.yml b/metadata/service/support.yml
index c49c440..b7273bd 100644
--- a/metadata/service/support.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/support.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 parameters:
   backupninja:
     _support:
+      backupninja:
+        enabled: true
       collectd:
         enabled: false
       heka: