diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index 26426313..b974902b 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ backup_root = os.path.join(load_environment()["STORAGE_ROOT"], 'backup')
 # that depends on it is this many days old.
 default_config = {
 	"max_age_in_days": 3,
-	"target": "file://" + os.path.join(backup_root, 'encrypted'),
-	"target_type": "file"
+	"target": "file://" + os.path.join(backup_root, 'encrypted')
 }
 
 def backup_status(env):
@@ -164,12 +163,16 @@ def get_env():
 	
 	env = { "PASSPHRASE" : get_passphrase() }
 	
-	if config["target_type"] == 's3':
+	if get_target_type(config) == 's3':
 		env["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = config["target_user"]
 		env["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = config["target_pass"]
 	
 	return env
-
+	
+def get_target_type(config):
+	protocol = config["target"].split(":")[0]
+	return protocol
+	
 def perform_backup(full_backup):
 	env = load_environment()
 
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 
 	# Change ownership of backups to the user-data user, so that the after-bcakup
 	# script can access them.
-	if config["target_type"] == 'file':
+	if get_target_type(config) == 'file':
 		shell('check_call', ["/bin/chown", "-R", env["STORAGE_USER"], backup_dir])
 
 	# Execute a post-backup script that does the copying to a remote server.
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ def run_duplicity_verification():
 	], get_env())
 
 
-def backup_set_custom(target, target_user, target_pass, target_type, max_age):
+def backup_set_custom(target, target_user, target_pass, max_age):
 	config = get_backup_config()
 	
 	# max_age must be an int
@@ -314,7 +317,6 @@ def backup_set_custom(target, target_user, target_pass, target_type, max_age):
 	config["target"] = target
 	config["target_user"] = target_user
 	config["target_pass"] = target_pass
-	config["target_type"] = target_type
 	config["max_age_in_days"] = max_age
 	
 	write_backup_config(config)
diff --git a/management/daemon.py b/management/daemon.py
index c8d98eb1..3380e757 100755
--- a/management/daemon.py
+++ b/management/daemon.py
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ def backup_set_custom():
 		request.form.get('target', ''),
 		request.form.get('target_user', ''),
 		request.form.get('target_pass', ''),
-		request.form.get('target_type', ''),
 		request.form.get('max_age', '')
 	))
 
diff --git a/management/templates/system-backup.html b/management/templates/system-backup.html
index fbad719f..7ff67d0d 100644
--- a/management/templates/system-backup.html
+++ b/management/templates/system-backup.html
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ function show_custom_backup() {
       "GET",
       { },
       function(r) {
+        var target_type = r.target.split(':')[0]
         $("#target").val(r.target);
-        $("#target-type").val(r.target_type);
+        $("#target-type").val(target_type);
         $("#target-user").val(r.target_user);
         $("#target-pass").val(r.target_pass);
         $("#max-age").val(r.max_age_in_days);
@@ -162,7 +163,6 @@ function set_custom_backup() {
     "POST",
     {
       target: target,
-      target_type: target_type,
       target_user: target_user,
       target_pass: target_pass,
       max_age: max_age