diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/post-backup.j2 b/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/post-backup.j2
index 898c2cb..17d307c 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/post-backup.j2
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/post-backup.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
+{% if rabbitmq_conf == 'rabbitmq.conf' %}
 rm -f /home/lbkp/rabbitmq/definitions.json
+{% else %}
+# RabbitMQ version too old to support export_definitions
+{% endif %}
+
diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/pre-backup.j2 b/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/pre-backup.j2
index 1f800c0..b1d722f 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/pre-backup.j2
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_server/templates/pre-backup.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
+{% if rabbitmq_conf == 'rabbitmq.conf' %}
 mkdir -p /home/lbkp/rabbitmq/
 /usr/sbin/rabbitmqctl export_definitions --format json definitions.json
 mv /var/lib/rabbitmq/definitions.json /home/lbkp/rabbitmq/
+{% else %}
+# RabbitMQ version too old to support export_definitions
+{% endif %}