diff --git a/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-full.service.j2 b/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-full.service.j2
index 6b6eba5..e71f325 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-full.service.j2
+++ b/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-full.service.j2
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Description=[Cron] PVC VM autobackup (forced-full)
 Type=oneshot
 IgnoreSIGPIPE=false
 KillMode=process
+ExecCondition=/usr/bin/pvc --quiet node is-primary
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pvc --quiet vm autobackup --cron --force-full {% if pvc_autobackup.reporting.enabled and pvc_autobackup.reporting.report_on.forced_full %}--email-report {{ pvc_autobackup.reporting.emails|join(',') }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-normal.service.j2 b/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-normal.service.j2
index 129a7fe..5ecb2ec 100644
--- a/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-normal.service.j2
+++ b/roles/pvc/templates/autobackup/pvc-autobackup-normal.service.j2
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Description=[Cron] PVC VM autobackup (normal)
 Type=oneshot
 IgnoreSIGPIPE=false
 KillMode=process
+ExecCondition=/usr/bin/pvc --quiet node is-primary
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pvc --quiet vm autobackup --cron {% if pvc_autobackup.reporting.enabled and pvc_autobackup.reporting.report_on.normal %}--email-report {{ pvc_autobackup.reporting.emails|join(',') }}{% endif %}