diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index e714e687..7959f270 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if [ -f ${NM_FOLDER}/conf/defaults.local.inc ]; then
 fi
 
 [ "${NM_FOLDER}" == "" ] && NM_FOLDER=/opt/idssys/nodemgmt
-[ "${NM_BACKUP_FOLDER}" == "" ] && NM_BACKUP_FOLDER=/opt/idssys/backups/node-backup
+[ "${NM_BACKUP_FOLDER}" == "" ] && NM_BACKUP_FOLDER=/opt/idssys/backups
 NM_SCRIPT=${NM_FOLDER}/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
 NM_TMPFOLDER=${NM_FOLDER}/.tmp
 [ "${NM_LOGFOLDER}" == "" ] && NM_LOGFOLDER=${NM_FOLDER}/logs