diff --git a/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml b/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cd0705458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/service/host_vars/backup02.ca-ymq-1.vexxhost.opendev.org.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+borg_retire_users:
+  - borg-ethercalc02