diff --git a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
index 869392e..216c426 100644
--- a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #        syncthing.mode = "server";
       tailscale.enable = true;
       nvidia.enable = true;
+      backups.enable = true;
     };
     homelab = {
       zfs.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/system/backups.nix b/modules/system/backups.nix
index 074b046..d2c83cf 100644
--- a/modules/system/backups.nix
+++ b/modules/system/backups.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   options.modules.system.backups = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enables backups with borg";
     paths = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
       default = [];
diff --git a/modules/system/default.nix b/modules/system/default.nix
index a41d0ed..72b87bc 100644
--- a/modules/system/default.nix
+++ b/modules/system/default.nix
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
   modules.system.tailscale.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
   modules.system.syncthing.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
   modules.system.nvidia.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+  modules.system.backups.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/system/sops.nix b/modules/system/sops.nix
index 61ce1c6..68274d5 100644
--- a/modules/system/sops.nix
+++ b/modules/system/sops.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ in
         "tailscale_authkey" = lib.mkIf config.modules.system.tailscale.enable { 
           owner = "root";
         };
+        "borg_passwd" = lib.mkIf config.modules.system.borg.enable { 
+          owner = "root";
+          group = "root";
+        };
         "blake_passwd" = lib.mkIf config.users.blake.enable { 
           owner = "root";
           group = "root";