diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
index ad875a094e..70b7820e63 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class openstack_project::etherpad (
     database_host     => $mysql_host,
     database_user     => $mysql_user,
     database_password => $mysql_password,
-    num_backups       => '10',
+    num_backups       => '5',
     require           => Class['etherpad_lite'],
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad_dev.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad_dev.pp
index abdd1aef54..17e9485c98 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad_dev.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad_dev.pp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class openstack_project::etherpad_dev (
     database_host     => $mysql_host,
     database_user     => $mysql_user,
     database_password => $mysql_password,
+    num_backups       => '5',
     require           => Class['etherpad_lite'],
   }
 }