diff --git a/templates/130_filesys-ngcp.yaml.tt2 b/templates/130_filesys-ngcp.yaml.tt2
index 1d2e503..5b35497 100644
--- a/templates/130_filesys-ngcp.yaml.tt2
+++ b/templates/130_filesys-ngcp.yaml.tt2
@@ -217,3 +217,10 @@ file:
     linked-to: /etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf
     filetype: symlink
     contains: []
+
+  /ngcp-data/backup:
+    exists: true
+    mode: "0700"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    filetype: directory