diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1335d80..c2960e2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ lxc_container_default_config_list:
   - "lxc.pts=1024"
   - "lxc.kmsg=0"
   - "lxc.hook.autodev=/var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/autodev"
-  - "lxc.mount.entry=/openstack/backup/{{ inventory_hostname }} var/backup none defaults,bind,rw 0 0"
 lxc_container_config_list: []
 lxc_container_commands: ""
 
@@ -39,6 +38,10 @@ lxc_container_commands: ""
 #     container_directory: "/opt/mydirectory"
 lxc_container_bind_mounts: []
 
+lxc_container_default_bind_mounts:
+  - host_directory: "/openstack/backup/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    container_directory: "/var/backup"
+
 # Mappings from Ansible reported architecture to distro release architecture
 lxc_architecture_mapping:
   x86_64: amd64
diff --git a/tasks/container_create.yml b/tasks/container_create.yml
index ec70df2..d9068e2 100644
--- a/tasks/container_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/container_create.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ item['host_directory'] }}"
     state: "directory"
-  with_items: "{{ lxc_container_bind_mounts }}"
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_container_default_bind_mounts | union(lxc_container_bind_mounts) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
 
 - name: Ensure container directories exist
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
     container_command: |
       [[ ! -d "{{ item['container_directory'] }}" ]] && mkdir -p "{{ item['container_directory'] }}"
-  with_items: "{{ lxc_container_bind_mounts }}"
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_container_default_bind_mounts | union(lxc_container_bind_mounts) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
 
 - name: Add bind mount configuration to container
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ inventory_hostname }}/config"
     line: "lxc.mount.entry = {{ item['host_directory'] }} {{ item['container_directory'].lstrip('/') }} none bind 0 0"
     backup: "true"
-  with_items: "{{ lxc_container_bind_mounts }}"
+  with_items: "{{ lxc_container_default_bind_mounts | union(lxc_container_bind_mounts) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ physical_host }}"
   notify:
     - Lxc container restart
diff --git a/tests/test-containers-functional.yml b/tests/test-containers-functional.yml
index 3536ec9..39341e3 100644
--- a/tests/test-containers-functional.yml
+++ b/tests/test-containers-functional.yml
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@
     - name: Check for the presence of the right bound mount for container2
       command: grep "lxc.mount.entry = /openstack/container2/test2 var/log/test2 none bind 0 0" /var/lib/lxc/container2/config
 
-    - name: Check for the lack of presence of any bound mount (except the backup bind mount) for container3
-      command: grep "lxc.mount.entry = /openstack/container" /var/lib/lxc/container3/config
-      register: container1_bind_mount
-      failed_when: container1_bind_mount.rc == 0
+    - name: Check for the presence of the default bound mount for container3
+      command: grep "lxc.mount.entry = /openstack/backup/container3" /var/lib/lxc/container3/config
 
 - name: Check for the bind mount in container1
   hosts: container1