diff --git a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
index 1034223051c..78c7d91fae0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
+++ b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ PRELOAD_STORAGE = [
     "assist_pipeline.pipelines",
     "core.analytics",
     "auth_module.totp",
+    "backup",
 ]