diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-backup-borg.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-backup-borg.md
index 7f87dcd8b..0445bbec8 100644
--- a/docs/configuring-playbook-backup-borg.md
+++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-backup-borg.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The playbook can install and configure [borgbackup](https://www.borgbackup.org/) with [borgmatic](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/) for you.
 BorgBackup is a deduplicating backup program with optional compression and encryption.
-That means your daily incremental backups can be stored in a fraction of the space and is safe weather you store it at home or a cloud service.
+That means your daily incremental backups can be stored in a fraction of the space and is safe wether you store it at home or on a cloud service.
 
 The backup will run based on `matrix_backup_borg_schedule` var (systemd timer calendar), default: 4am every day
 
diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 32be903a5..9a221e976 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -1093,6 +1093,27 @@ matrix_bot_mjolnir_systemd_required_services_list: |
 #
 ######################################################################
 
+######################################################################
+#
+# matrix-backup-borg
+#
+######################################################################
+
+matrix_backup_borg_enabled: false
+matrix_backup_borg_location_source_directories:
+  - "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}"
+matrix_backup_borg_location_exclude_patterns: |
+  {{
+    {
+      'synapse': ["{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/local_thumbnails", "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/remote_thumbnail", "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/url_cache", "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/url_cache_thumbnails"],
+    }[matrix_homeserver_implementation]|to_json
+  }}
+
+######################################################################
+#
+# /matrix-backup-borg
+#
+######################################################################
 
 ######################################################################
 #
diff --git a/roles/matrix-backup-borg/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-backup-borg/defaults/main.yml
index a7c2bdb75..c8a09f7f4 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-backup-borg/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-backup-borg/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-matrix_backup_borg_enabled: false
+matrix_backup_borg_enabled: true
 
 matrix_backup_borg_container_image_self_build: false
 matrix_backup_borg_docker_repo: "https://github.com/borgmatic-collective/docker-borgmatic"
@@ -26,18 +26,13 @@ matrix_backup_borg_systemd_wanted_services_list: []
 matrix_backup_borg_schedule: "*-*-* 04:00:00"
 
 # what directories should be added to backup
-matrix_backup_borg_location_source_directories:
-  - "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}"
+matrix_backup_borg_location_source_directories: []
 
 # target repositories
 matrix_backup_borg_location_repositories: []
 
 # exclude following paths:
-matrix_backup_borg_location_exclude_patterns:
-  - "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/local_thumbnails"
-  - "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/remote_thumbnail"
-  - "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/url_cache"
-  - "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}/url_cache_thumbnails"
+matrix_backup_borg_location_exclude_patterns: []
 
 # borg encryption mode, only repokey-* is supported
 matrix_backup_borg_encryption: repokey-blake2