diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/directus/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/directus/values.yaml
index e9ef01cfa..f7f02a269 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/directus/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/directus/values.yaml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ postgres-17-cluster:
     monitoring:
       enabled: true
   backup:
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true
     endpointURL: https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com
     destinationPath: s3://postgres-backups-ce540ddf106d186bbddca68a/cl01tl/directus/directus-postgresql-17-cluster
     endpointCredentials: directus-postgresql-17-cluster-backup-secret