diff --git a/metadata/service/support.yml b/metadata/service/support.yml
index 9beb7a7..c1f7a0f 100644
--- a/metadata/service/support.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/support.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@
         enabled: true
       sphinx:
         enabled: true
+      backupninja:
+        enabled: false
diff --git a/salt/meta/backupninja.yml b/salt/meta/backupninja.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c0c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/meta/backupninja.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+backup:
+  salt:
+    fs_includes:
+    - /srv/salt/reclass/nodes/_generated
+    fs_excludes: []