diff --git a/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
index fa51649..b69c344 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/backup/recipes/default.rb
@@ -45,17 +45,23 @@ template "#{backup_dir}/config.rb" do
             mail_from: "backups@kosmos.org"
 end
 
-if node["backup"]["default_model"]
-  template "#{backup_dir}/models/default.rb" do
-    source    "backup.rb.erb"
-    mode      0640
-  end
+template "#{backup_dir}/models/default.rb" do
+  source    "backup.rb.erb"
+  mode      0640
+end
 
-  cron "default backup model" do
-    hour node['backup']['cron']['hour']
-    minute node['backup']['cron']['minute']
-    command "/usr/bin/env HOME=/home/user PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/ruby/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH /bin/sh -l -c 'backup perform -t default --root-path #{backup_dir} >> /var/log/backup.log 2>&1'"
-  end
+cron "default backup model" do
+  hour node['backup']['cron']['hour']
+  minute node['backup']['cron']['minute']
+  command "/usr/bin/env HOME=/root /bin/sh -l -c '/usr/local/bin/backup perform -t default --root-path #{backup_dir} >> /var/log/backup.log 2>&1'"
+end
+
+include_recipe 'logrotate'
+# Install MySQL client (includes mysqldump)
+mysql_client 'default' do
+  action :create
+  not_if { node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].empty? }
+end
 
   include_recipe 'logrotate'
   unless node["backup"]["mysql"]["databases"].empty?