diff --git a/salt/backup/config_backup.sls b/salt/backup/config_backup.sls
index b4eeccfc1..20616f780 100644
--- a/salt/backup/config_backup.sls
+++ b/salt/backup/config_backup.sls
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config_backup_script:
     - source: salt://backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
     - defaults:
         BACKUPLOCATIONS: {{ BACKUP_MERGED.locations }}
+        DESTINATION: {{ BACKUP_MERGED.destination }}
   
 # Add config backup
 so_config_backup:
diff --git a/salt/backup/defaults.yaml b/salt/backup/defaults.yaml
index 9b8d5909d..1aae64910 100644
--- a/salt/backup/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/backup/defaults.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ backup:
     - /opt/so/saltstack/local
     - /etc/pki
     - /etc/salt
-    - /opt/so/conf/kratos
+    - /nsm/kratos
+  destination: "/nsm/backup"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/backup/soc_backup.yaml b/salt/backup/soc_backup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bedecb1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/backup/soc_backup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+backup:
+  locations:
+    description: List of locations to back up to the destination.
+    helpLink: backup.html
+    global: True
+  destination:
+    description: Directory to store the configuration backups in.
+    helpLink: backup.html
+    global: True
+    
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diff --git a/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja b/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
index c0e24cd80..23e407653 100755
--- a/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
+++ b/salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 . /usr/sbin/so-common
 
 TODAY=$(date '+%Y_%m_%d')
-BACKUPFILE="/nsm/backup/so-config-backup-$TODAY.tar"
+BACKUPDIR={{ DESTINATION }}
+BACKUPFILE="$BACKUPDIR/so-config-backup-$TODAY.tar"
 MAXBACKUPS=7
 
 # Create backup dir if it does not exist