diff --git a/manifests/backup.pp b/manifests/backup.pp
index f7aeb37..e82d1b7 100644
--- a/manifests/backup.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup.pp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class mysql::backup (
   $backupcompress = true,
   $backuprotate = 30,
   $delete_before_dump = false,
-  $backupdatabases = false,
+  $backupdatabases = [],
   $ensure = 'present'
 ) {
 
diff --git a/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb b/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb
index caadc06..6d93f24 100644
--- a/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ cleanup()
 cleanup
 
 <% end -%>
-<% if @backupdatabases -%>
+<% if @backupdatabases.empty? -%>
+mysqldump -u${USER} -p${PASS} --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
+ --all-databases <% if @backupcompress %>| bzcat -zc <% end %>> ${DIR}/${PREFIX}`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.sql<% if @backupcompress %>.bz2<% end  %>
+<% else -%>
 <% @backupdatabases.each do |db| -%>
 mysqldump -u${USER} -p${PASS} --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
  <%= db %><% if @backupcompress %>| bzcat -zc <% end %>> ${DIR}/${PREFIX}<%= db %>_`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.sql<% if @backupcompress %>.bz2<% end  %>
 <% end -%>
-<% else -%>
-mysqldump -u${USER} -p${PASS} --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
- --all-databases <% if @backupcompress %>| bzcat -zc <% end %>> ${DIR}/${PREFIX}`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.sql<% if @backupcompress %>.bz2<% end  %>
 <% end -%>
 
 <% unless @delete_before_dump -%>