diff --git a/file-barj-job/README.md b/file-barj-job/README.md
index d3c4ddb..63d4f90 100644
--- a/file-barj-job/README.md
+++ b/file-barj-job/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Execute the following command (assuming that your executable is named accordingl
 java -jar build/libs/file-barj-job.jar \
      --backup \
      --config config.json \
+     --force-full-backup false \
      --threads 2
 ```
 
diff --git a/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/Controller.java b/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/Controller.java
index 661f223..537c33e 100644
--- a/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/Controller.java
+++ b/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/Controller.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ protected void doBackup(final BackupProperties properties) throws IOException {
         final var config = new ObjectMapper().reader().readValue(properties.getConfig().toFile(), BackupJobConfiguration.class);
         final var startTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
         log.info("Bootstrapping backup operation...");
-        new BackupController(config, false)
+        new BackupController(config, properties.isForceFullBackup())
                 .execute(properties.getThreads());
         final var endTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
         final var durationMillis = (endTimeMillis - startTimeMillis);
diff --git a/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/BackupProperties.java b/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/BackupProperties.java
index 501c42c..b1beadf 100644
--- a/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/BackupProperties.java
+++ b/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/BackupProperties.java
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ public class BackupProperties {
     @NonNull
     private final Path config;
     private final int threads;
+    private final boolean forceFullBackup;
 }
diff --git a/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParser.java b/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParser.java
index 593afa7..19c2a61 100644
--- a/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParser.java
+++ b/file-barj-job/src/main/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParser.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class CliBackupParser extends GenericCliParser<BackupProperties> {
 
     private static final String THREADS = "threads";
     private static final String CONFIG = "config";
+    private static final String FORCE_FULL = "force-full-backup";
 
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link CliBackupParser} instance and sets the input arguments.
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ public CliBackupParser(final String[] args) {
         super("java -jar file-barj-job.jar --" + Task.BACKUP.getCommand(), args, commandLine -> {
             final var config = Path.of(commandLine.getOptionValue(CONFIG)).toAbsolutePath();
             final var threads = Integer.parseInt(commandLine.getOptionValue(THREADS, "1"));
+            final var forceFull = Boolean.parseBoolean(commandLine.getOptionValue(FORCE_FULL, "false"));
             return BackupProperties.builder()
                     .config(config)
                     .threads(threads)
+                    .forceFullBackup(forceFull)
                     .build();
         });
     }
@@ -46,6 +49,14 @@ protected Options createOptions() {
                         .numberOfArgs(1)
                         .type(Path.class)
                         .argName("config_file")
-                        .desc("Defines where the configuration file can be found.").build());
+                        .desc("Defines where the configuration file can be found.").build())
+                .addOption(Option.builder()
+                        .longOpt(FORCE_FULL)
+                        .required(false)
+                        .hasArg(true)
+                        .numberOfArgs(1)
+                        .type(Boolean.class)
+                        .argName("boolean")
+                        .desc("Forces the creation of a full backup if true.").build());
     }
 }
diff --git a/file-barj-job/src/test/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParserTest.java b/file-barj-job/src/test/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParserTest.java
index 1f181f7..20a9c5e 100644
--- a/file-barj-job/src/test/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParserTest.java
+++ b/file-barj-job/src/test/java/com/github/nagyesta/filebarj/job/cli/CliBackupParserTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ void testConstructorShouldCollectAndSetConfigurationValuesWhenAllArgsArePassed()
         //given
         final var configPath = Path.of("config.json");
         final var threads = 2;
-        final var args = new String[] {"--config", configPath.toString(), "--threads", String.valueOf(threads)};
+        final var forceFull = true;
+        final var args = new String[] {
+                "--config", configPath.toString(),
+                "--threads", String.valueOf(threads),
+                "--force-full-backup", String.valueOf(forceFull)
+        };
 
         //when
         final var underTest = new CliBackupParser(args);
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ void testConstructorShouldCollectAndSetConfigurationValuesWhenAllArgsArePassed()
         //then
         Assertions.assertEquals(configPath.toAbsolutePath(), actual.getConfig());
         Assertions.assertEquals(threads, actual.getThreads());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(forceFull, actual.isForceFullBackup());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ void testConstructorShouldCollectAndSetConfigurationValuesWhenRequiredArgsArePas
         //given
         final var configPath = Path.of("config.json");
         final var threads = 1;
+        final var forceFull = false;
         final var args = new String[] {"--config", configPath.toString()};
 
         //when
@@ -69,5 +76,6 @@ void testConstructorShouldCollectAndSetConfigurationValuesWhenRequiredArgsArePas
         //then
         Assertions.assertEquals(configPath.toAbsolutePath(), actual.getConfig());
         Assertions.assertEquals(threads, actual.getThreads());
+        Assertions.assertEquals(forceFull, actual.isForceFullBackup());
     }
 }