diff --git a/modules/dns-bucket/bucket.tf b/modules/dns-bucket/bucket.tf
index 2d010c3..558c3b4 100644
--- a/modules/dns-bucket/bucket.tf
+++ b/modules/dns-bucket/bucket.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 resource "google_storage_bucket" "velero" {
+  count    = var.enable_velero ? 1 : 0
   name     = format("%s-cluster-backup", var.pm_name)
   provider = google.target
 
diff --git a/modules/dns-bucket/outputs.tf b/modules/dns-bucket/outputs.tf
index e63ef0b..7b501bb 100644
--- a/modules/dns-bucket/outputs.tf
+++ b/modules/dns-bucket/outputs.tf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ output "tiered_storage_bucket" {
 }
 
 output "backup_bucket" {
-  value = google_storage_bucket.velero.name
+  value = var.enable_velero ? google_storage_bucket.velero[0].name : ""
 }
 
 output "loki_bucket" {
diff --git a/modules/dns-bucket/variables.tf b/modules/dns-bucket/variables.tf
index cf150cb..a2cc6aa 100644
--- a/modules/dns-bucket/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/dns-bucket/variables.tf
@@ -72,4 +72,10 @@ variable "enable_loki" {
   type        = bool
   default     = false
   description = "Enable loki storage bucket creation"
+}
+
+variable "enable_velero" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+  description = "Enable velero for backups. If set to false, no velero resources will be created."
 }
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