diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d2eb99a8..2361f9f3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -307,12 +307,13 @@ galera_mariadb_backups_group_name: backups
 galera_mariadb_backups_path: "/var/backup/mariadb_backups"
 galera_mariadb_backups_full_copies: 2
 galera_mariadb_backups_full_on_calendar: "*-*-* 00:00:00"
-#galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec: <timespan to randomize the full backup timer by>
+galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec: 0
+
 galera_mariadb_backups_increment_on_calendar:
   - "*-*-* 06:00:00"
   - "*-*-* 12:00:00"
   - "*-*-* 18:00:00"
-#galera_mariadb_backups_incremental_randomized_delay_sec: <timespan to randomize the incremental backup timer by>
+galera_mariadb_backups_increment_randomized_delay_sec: 0
 #galera_mariadb_backups_user is the name of the mariadb database user
 galera_mariadb_backups_user: galera_mariadb_backup
 galera_mariadb_backups_suffix: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
diff --git a/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml b/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml
index 108ee7d1..940c0e2e 100644
--- a/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml
+++ b/tasks/galera_server_backups.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           state: "started"
           options:
             OnCalendar: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_full_on_calendar }}"
-            RandomizedDelaySec: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec | default(omit) }}"
+            RandomizedDelaySec: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_full_randomized_delay_sec }}"
             Persistent: true
             Unit: "mariabackup-full.service"
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
           state: "started"
           options:
             OnCalendar: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_increment_on_calendar }}"
-            RandomizedDelaySec: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_increment_randomized_delay_sec | default(omit) }}"
+            RandomizedDelaySec: "{{ galera_mariadb_backups_increment_randomized_delay_sec }}"
             Persistent: true
             Unit: "mariabackup-increment.service"
   when: galera_mariadb_backups_increment_on_calendar is defined