diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 31f467398c..4f1abc01d4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ Session::save_state (string snapshot_name, bool pending, bool switch_to_snapshot
 	}
 
 	//Mixbus auto-backup mechanism
-	if(Profile->get_mixbus()) {
+	if(Profile->get_mixbus() || Profile->get_livetrax()) {
 		if (pending) {  //"pending" save means it's a backup, or some other non-user-initiated save;  a good time to make a backup
 			// make a serialized safety backup
 			// (will make one periodically but only one per hour is left on disk)