diff --git a/handlers/backup.yaml b/handlers/backup.yaml
index fc68ccf..fd17328 100644
--- a/handlers/backup.yaml
+++ b/handlers/backup.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+- name: Ensure backup directory exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/var/backups"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    mode: "755"
+
 - name: Get stats of docker-compose.yaml
   ansible.builtin.stat:
     path: /opt/gitea/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -20,7 +27,7 @@
 - name: Backup Gitea Directory
   ansible.posix.synchronize:
     src: /opt/gitea/
-    dest: "/opt/gitea.backup@{{ lookup('pipe', 'date --utc --iso-8601=seconds') }}"
+    dest: "/var/backups/gitea.backup@{{ lookup('pipe', 'date --utc --iso-8601=seconds') }}"
     recursive: true
   delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
   listen: