diff --git a/terraform_modules/digitalocean_talos_cluster/main.tf b/terraform_modules/digitalocean_talos_cluster/main.tf
index 212cc81..f22bcd8 100644
--- a/terraform_modules/digitalocean_talos_cluster/main.tf
+++ b/terraform_modules/digitalocean_talos_cluster/main.tf
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ resource "digitalocean_droplet" "control_plane" {
   region     = data.digitalocean_region.provided.slug
   image      = var.talos_image
   size       = var.control_plane_pool.size
+  backups    = true
   user_data  = data.local_file.controlplane.content
   ssh_keys   = [digitalocean_ssh_key.dummy.fingerprint]
   vpc_uuid   = var.vpc_id