diff --git a/templates/gitlab_dump.service.j2 b/templates/gitlab_dump.service.j2
index 2e6b4d2b10153b0c5a5705e581532fde577d86f5..3931118be1850f012fb4acef3012ddd58151eec8 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab_dump.service.j2
+++ b/templates/gitlab_dump.service.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Before=borgbackup.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:repo:create
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:repo:create INCREMENTAL=true
 {% if not gitlab_external_postgres %}ExecStart=/usr/bin/gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:db:create{% endif %}
 
 [Install]