diff --git a/cluster/defaults.go b/cluster/defaults.go
index b27193ae..0737f6ff 100644
--- a/cluster/defaults.go
+++ b/cluster/defaults.go
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ func (c *Cluster) setClusterServicesDefaults() {
 		c.Services.Etcd.ExtraArgs[DefaultEtcdHeartbeatIntervalName] = DefaultEtcdHeartbeatIntervalValue
 	}
 
-	if c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig != nil && c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.Enabled != nil && *c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.Enabled {
+	if c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig != nil &&
+		(c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.Enabled == nil ||
+			(c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.Enabled != nil && *c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.Enabled)) {
 		if c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.IntervalHours == 0 {
 			c.Services.Etcd.BackupConfig.IntervalHours = DefaultEtcdBackupConfigIntervalHours
 		}