diff --git a/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml b/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml
index 4cd0705458..787d81233c 100644
--- a/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml
+++ b/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 borg_retire_users:
   - borg-ethercalc02
+borg_purge_users:
+  - borg-ethercalc02