diff --git a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
index 6326741b35898f748461a37159eaab74cac99f83..8fd72f3dbc7b9e94957b85b51685457d8bff0684 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Set to false to only do certificate management
 etcd_cluster_setup: true
 
+etcd_backup_prefix: "/var/backups"
 etcd_bin_dir: "{{ local_release_dir }}/etcd/etcd-{{ etcd_version }}-linux-amd64/"
 etcd_data_dir: "/var/lib/etcd"
 
diff --git a/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml b/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
index 9a611296b8265dc50ce27541591bda93fe0e9f13..68fe71f07f47d3d4424375e0ee9d90e358fe32d3 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/handlers/backup.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   command: /bin/true
   notify:
     - Refresh Time Fact
-    - Set etcd Backup Directory Prefix
     - Set Backup Directory
     - Create Backup Directory
     - Backup etcd v2 data
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@
 - name: Refresh Time Fact
   setup: filter=ansible_date_time
 
-- name: Set etcd Backup Directory Prefix
-  set_fact:
-    etcd_backup_prefix: '/var/backups'
-
 - name: Set Backup Directory
   set_fact:
     etcd_backup_directory: "{{ etcd_backup_prefix }}/etcd-{{ ansible_date_time.date }}_{{ ansible_date_time.time }}"