diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index eb74d17..8450bf9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -721,6 +721,14 @@
               enabled: true
               key: ssh_rsa
 
+Backup server without strict client restriction
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    ceph:
+      backup:
+        restrict_clients: false
+
 Migration from Decapod to salt-formula-ceph
 --------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/ceph/backup.sls b/ceph/backup.sls
index 44c18a6..c4601e5 100644
--- a/ceph/backup.sls
+++ b/ceph/backup.sls
@@ -88,16 +88,18 @@
 {%- if key.get('enabled', False) %}
 
 {%- set clients = [] %}
-{%- for node_name, node_grains in salt['mine.get']('*', 'grains.items').iteritems() %}
-{%- if node_grains.get('ceph_backup', {}).get('client') %}
-{%- set client = node_grains.get('ceph_backup').get('client') %}
-{%- if client.get('addresses') and client.get('addresses', []) is iterable %}
-{%- for address in client.addresses %}
-{%- do clients.append(address|string) %}
-{%- endfor %}
+{%- if backup.restrict_clients %}
+  {%- for node_name, node_grains in salt['mine.get']('*', 'grains.items').iteritems() %}
+    {%- if node_grains.get('ceph_backup', {}).get('client') %}
+    {%- set client = node_grains.get('ceph_backup').get('client') %}
+      {%- if client.get('addresses') and client.get('addresses', []) is iterable %}
+        {%- for address in client.addresses %}
+          {%- do clients.append(address|string) %}
+        {%- endfor %}
+      {%- endif %}
+    {%- endif %}
+  {%- endfor %}
 {%- endif %}
-{%- endif %}
-{%- endfor %}
 
 ceph_key_{{ key.key }}:
   ssh_auth.present:
diff --git a/ceph/map.jinja b/ceph/map.jinja
index 4873230..b8eb105 100644
--- a/ceph/map.jinja
+++ b/ceph/map.jinja
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@
     - rsync
     backup_dir: '/var/backups/ceph'
     cron: True
+    restrict_clients: True
   RedHat:
     pkgs:
     - rsync
     backup_dir: '/var/backups/ceph'
     cron: True
+    restrict_clients: True
 
 {%- endload %}