diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 116687fb68a1181e477b412bc67dfa972691952b..f2c14b21c2876d57626e1ae77c284a0c7c6652e4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ backups:
     '/tmp/*': true
     '/var/tmp/*': true
     '/var/cache/*': true
+    '/var/lib/php/sessions/*': true
     '/root/.ansible/*': true
   include_files:
     '/': true