diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f8db1fff11ef6fff18e4870366d07d4a86388095..1b05fc8a73fcfee67ecc250db38254c8b80399b6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ backups:
     '/var/cache/*': true
     '/var/lib/php/sessions/*': true
     '/root/.ansible/*': true
+    '/var/log/**/*.gz': true
   include_files:
     '/': true