diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
index 66832dd4c4..92c6dcaed9 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/etherpad.pp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class openstack_project::etherpad (
     database_host     => $mysql_host,
     database_user     => $mysql_user,
     database_password => $mysql_password,
+    num_backups       => '10',
     require           => Class['etherpad_lite'],
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
index b8b0fecd4c..dccddee3e7 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class openstack_project::gerrit (
     database_user     => 'gerrit2',
     database_password => $mysql_password,
     dest_dir          => '/home/gerrit2/mysql_backups',
+    num_backups       => '10',
     require           => Class['::gerrit'],
   }