diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 0d16748..707127c 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
             # Set default client for users that don't need explicit version
             self.volumes_client_latest = self.volumes_v2_client
             self.snapshots_client_latest = self.snapshots_v2_client
+            self.backups_client_latest = self.backups_v2_client
 
         if CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v3:
             self.backups_v3_client = self.volume_v3.BackupsClient()
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@
             # Set default client for users that don't need explicit version
             self.volumes_client_latest = self.volumes_v3_client
             self.snapshots_client_latest = self.snapshots_v3_client
+            self.backups_client_latest = self.backups_v3_client
 
     def _set_object_storage_clients(self):
         self.account_client = self.object_storage.AccountClient()