diff --git a/backuppc/manifests/init.pp b/backuppc/manifests/init.pp
index e92d756..283a2e4 100644
--- a/backuppc/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/backuppc/manifests/init.pp
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class backuppc::server {
             group   => "root",
             require => Package["BackupPC"],
         }
-
+        selinux::manage_fcontext { "${backuppc_datadir}(/.*)?":
+            type   => "var_lib_t",
+            before => File[$backuppc_datadir],
+        }
         file { "/var/lib/BackupPC":
             ensure  => $backuppc_datadir,
             force   => true,