diff --git a/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup b/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
index 74ff610..bb2da27 100755
--- a/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
+++ b/install/assets/defaults/10-db-backup
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS=${PARALLEL_COMPRESSION_THREADS:-"$(nproc)"}
 S3_CERT_SKIP_VERIFY=${S3_CERT_SKIP_VERIFY:-"TRUE"}
 S3_PROTOCOL=${S3_PROTOCOL:-"https"}
 SIZE_VALUE=${SIZE_VALUE:-"bytes"}
-SPLIT_DB=${SPLIT_DB:-"FALSE"}
+SPLIT_DB=${SPLIT_DB:-"TRUE"}
 TEMP_LOCATION=${TEMP_LOCATION:-"/tmp/backups"}
 dbhost=${DB_HOST}
 dbname=${DB_NAME}