diff --git a/defaults/xtrabackup.yml b/defaults/xtrabackup.yml
index 2920598..1485026 100644
--- a/defaults/xtrabackup.yml
+++ b/defaults/xtrabackup.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
     xtrabackup_qpress_source: pkg
     xtrabackup_qpress_source_name: qpress
     xtrabackup_public_key: no-key-provided
+    xtrabackup_client_incr_before_full: 3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xtrabackup/client/single.yml b/xtrabackup/client/single.yml
index c67925a..ec24f7d 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/client/single.yml
+++ b/xtrabackup/client/single.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     client:
       cron: false
       throttle: ${_param:xtrabackup_client_throttle}
+      incr_before_full: ${_param:xtrabackup_client_incr_before_full}
   linux:
     system:
       package: