pre_text: The total compensation of the Executive Board members for each of the years 2019, 2018, and 2017 was as follows: Executive Board Compensation 1) Portion of total executive compensation allocated to the respective year
table: € thousands 2019 2018 2017
table: Short-term employee benefits 17,378 18,652 16,634
table: Share-based payment1) 32,393 23,646 25,723
table: Subtotal1) 49,771 42,298 42,357
table: Post-employment benefits 2,825 1,106 1,312
table: Thereof defined-benefit 2,056 250 423
table: Thereof defined-contribution 769 856 889
table: Total1) 52,596 43,404 43,669
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Thereof defined-contribution in 2019 from 2018?