diff --git a/katello/katello-backup b/katello/katello-backup
index 83657618..d5346dfb 100755
--- a/katello/katello-backup
+++ b/katello/katello-backup
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ optparse = OptionParser.new do |opts|
     @options[:logical_backup] = logical
   end
 
+  opts.on("--preserve-directory", "Do not create a time-stamped subdirectory") do |no_subdir|
+    @options[:no_subdir] = no_subdir
+  end
+
   opts.parse!
 
   if ARGV.length == 0
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ def run_cmd(command, exit_codes=[0])
 end
 
 def create_directories(directory)
-  @dir = File.join directory, "katello-backup-" + DateTime.now.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
+  @dir = File.join directory, "katello-backup-" + DateTime.now.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') unless @options[:no_subdir]
   puts "Creating backup folder #{@dir}"
   FileUtils.mkdir_p @dir
   FileUtils.chown_R nil, 'postgres', directory
@@ -169,7 +173,11 @@ else
   generate_metadata
   puts "Done."
 
-  FileUtils.cp Dir.glob("#{@options[:incremental]}/.*.snar"), @dir if @options[:incremental]
+  if @options[:incremental]
+    FileUtils.cp Dir.glob(File.join(@options[:incremental], '.*.snar')), @dir
+  elsif @options[:no_subdir]
+    FileUtils.rm_rf Dir.glob(File.join(@dir, '.*.snar'))
+  end
 
   puts "Backing up config files... "
   run_cmd("tar --selinux --create --gzip --file=config_files.tar.gz --listed-incremental=.config.snar #{CONFIGS.join(' ')} 2>/dev/null", [0,2])