diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index 0ba1a95a..9a74fe60 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def backup_status(env):
 		"--gpg-options", "--cipher-algo=AES256",
 		"--log-fd", "1",
 		"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+		"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
 		config["target"],
 		],
 		get_env(env),
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 			"--gpg-options", "--cipher-algo=AES256",
 			env["STORAGE_ROOT"],
 			"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+			"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
 			config["target"],
 			"--allow-source-mismatch"
 			],
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		"--force",
 		"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+		"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
 		config["target"]
 		],
 		get_env(env))
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		"--force",
 		"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+		"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
 		config["target"]
 		],
 		get_env(env))
@@ -330,6 +334,7 @@ def run_duplicity_verification():
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		"--exclude", backup_root,
 		"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+		"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
 		config["target"],
 		env["STORAGE_ROOT"],
 	], get_env(env))
@@ -343,6 +348,7 @@ def run_duplicity_restore(args):
 		"restore",
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+		"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
 		config["target"],
 		] + args,
 	get_env(env))