diff --git a/bin/v-backup-user-now b/bin/v-backup-user-now
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a20b4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/v-backup-user-now
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export ALLOW_BACKUP_ANYTIME='yes'
+
+nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 /usr/local/vesta/bin/v-backup-user $1