diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6f34ec5..5612310 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ pg_backup_pgdump_bin: /usr/bin/pg_dump
 pg_backup_retain_copies: 2
 pg_backup_build_db_list: "yes"
 psql_wal_archiving_log_dir: '{{ psql_data_dir }}/archive_log'
+psql_base_backup_dir: '{{ pg_backup_base_dir }}/base_backup'
 # Dynamically created from psql_db_data if pg_backup_db_list is not set
 #pg_backup_db_list: '{{ psql_db_name}}'
 pg_backup_base_dir: /var/lib/pgsql