diff --git a/management/utils.py b/management/utils.py
index 73d834a0..3f872376 100644
--- a/management/utils.py
+++ b/management/utils.py
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ def wait_for_service(port, public, env, timeout):
 		time.sleep(min(timeout/4, 1))
 
 def get_php_version():
-	# Gets the version of PHP installed in the system.
-	return shell("check_output", ["/usr/bin/php", "-v"])[4:7]
+	return "8.1"
 
 def get_ssh_port():
 	port_value = get_ssh_config_value("port")
diff --git a/setup/functions.sh b/setup/functions.sh
index 02abda8e..85925e6c 100644
--- a/setup/functions.sh
+++ b/setup/functions.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # -o pipefail: don't ignore errors in the non-last command in a pipeline
 set -euo pipefail
 
+PHP_VER=8.1
+
 function hide_output {
 	# This function hides the output of a command unless the command fails
 	# and returns a non-zero exit code.
@@ -221,8 +223,3 @@ function git_clone {
 	mv $TMPPATH/"$SUBDIR" "$TARGETPATH"
 	rm -rf $TMPPATH
 }
-
-function php_version {
-	php --version | head -n 1 | cut -d " " -f 2 | cut -c 1-3
-}
-
diff --git a/setup/nextcloud.sh b/setup/nextcloud.sh
index 93c62ecc..b788498c 100755
--- a/setup/nextcloud.sh
+++ b/setup/nextcloud.sh
@@ -65,12 +65,10 @@ user_external_hash=280d24eb2a6cb56b4590af8847f925c28d8d853e
 # Clear prior packages and install dependencies from apt.
 apt-get purge -qq -y owncloud* # we used to use the package manager
 
-apt_install curl php8.1 php8.1-fpm \
-	php8.1-cli php8.1-sqlite3 php8.1-gd php8.1-imap php8.1-curl \
-	php8.1-dev php8.1-xml php8.1-mbstring php8.1-zip php8.1-apcu \
-	php8.1-intl php8.1-imagick php8.1-gmp php8.1-bcmath
-
-PHP_VER=$(php_version)
+apt_install curl php"${PHP_VER}" php"${PHP_VER}"-fpm \
+	php"${PHP_VER}"-cli php"${PHP_VER}"-sqlite3 php"${PHP_VER}"-gd php"${PHP_VER}"-imap php"${PHP_VER}"-curl \
+	php"${PHP_VER}"-dev php"${PHP_VER}"-xml php"${PHP_VER}"-mbstring php"${PHP_VER}"-zip php"${PHP_VER}"-apcu \
+	php"${PHP_VER}"-intl php"${PHP_VER}"-imagick php"${PHP_VER}"-gmp php"${PHP_VER}"-bcmath
 
 # Enable APC before Nextcloud tools are run.
 tools/editconf.py /etc/php/"$PHP_VER"/mods-available/apcu.ini -c ';' \
@@ -222,20 +220,15 @@ if [ ! -d /usr/local/lib/owncloud/ ] || [[ ! ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^$nextc
 			# not supported by version 20, but that does not matter, as the InstallNextcloud function only runs the version 21 code.
 			# We need php 8.0 for nextcloud 21-23, as php 8.1 is supported starting nextcloud 24
 			
-			# Install the ppa
-			add-apt-repository --yes ppa:ondrej/php
-			
 			# Prevent installation of old packages
 			apt-mark hold php7.0-apcu php7.1-apcu php7.2-apcu php7.3-apcu php7.4-apcu
 			
-			# Install older php version
+			# Install php version 8.0
 			apt_install php8.0 php8.0-fpm php8.0-apcu php8.0-cli php8.0-sqlite3 php8.0-gd php8.0-imap \
 				php8.0-curl php8.0-dev php8.0-xml php8.0-mbstring php8.0-zip
 			
-			# set older php version as default
-			update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php8.0
-
-			PHP_VER=$(php_version)
+			# set php version 8.0 as default
+			PHP_VER=8.0
 
 			# Make sure apc is enabled
 			tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/mods-available/apcu.ini -c ';' \
@@ -259,22 +252,20 @@ if [ ! -d /usr/local/lib/owncloud/ ] || [[ ! ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^$nextc
 			InstallNextcloud 24.0.12 7aa5d61632c1ccf4ca3ff00fb6b295d318c05599 4.1.0 697f6b4a664e928d72414ea2731cb2c9d1dc3077 3.2.2 ce4030ab57f523f33d5396c6a81396d440756f5f 3.0.0 0df781b261f55bbde73d8c92da3f99397000972f
 			CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER="24.0.12"
 		fi
-		if [[ ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^2[45678] ]]; then
+
+		if [[ ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^2[45] ]]; then
 			# From nextcloud 24 and higher, php8.1 is supported, so we can now remove the php8.0 ppa and packages
 			
 			# Reset the default php version used
-			update-alternatives --auto php
-			
-			PHP_VER=$(php_version)
+			PHP_VER=8.1
 
 			# Remove older php version
 			apt-get purge -qq -y php8.0 php8.0-fpm php8.0-apcu php8.0-cli php8.0-sqlite3 php8.0-gd \
 				php8.0-imap php8.0-curl php8.0-dev php8.0-xml php8.0-mbstring php8.0-zip \
 				php8.0-common php8.0-opcache php8.0-readline
-			
-			# Remove the ppa
-			add-apt-repository --yes --remove ppa:ondrej/php
-        if [[ ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^24 ]]; then
+		fi
+
+		if [[ ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^24 ]]; then
 			InstallNextcloud 25.0.7 a5a565c916355005c7b408dd41a1e53505e1a080 5.3.0 4b0a6666374e3b55cfd2ae9b72e1d458b87d4c8c 4.4.2 21a42e15806adc9b2618760ef94f1797ef399e2f 3.2.0 a494073dcdecbbbc79a9c77f72524ac9994d2eec
 			CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER="25.0.7"
 		fi
diff --git a/setup/system.sh b/setup/system.sh
index 8c38c5be..fce3091f 100755
--- a/setup/system.sh
+++ b/setup/system.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ hide_output add-apt-repository -y universe
 # Install the duplicity PPA.
 hide_output add-apt-repository -y ppa:duplicity-team/duplicity-release-git
 
+# Stock PHP is now 8.1, but we're transitioning through 8.0 because
+# of Nextcloud.
+hide_output add-apt-repository --y ppa:ondrej/php
+
 # ### Update Packages
 
 # Update system packages to make sure we have the latest upstream versions
diff --git a/setup/web.sh b/setup/web.sh
index 9e890636..3aafcd88 100755
--- a/setup/web.sh
+++ b/setup/web.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ fi
 
 echo "Installing Nginx (web server)..."
 
-apt_install nginx php8.1-cli php8.1-fpm idn2
+apt_install nginx php"${PHP_VER}"-cli php"${PHP_VER}"-fpm idn2
 
 rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 
-PHP_VER=$(php_version)
-
 # Copy in a nginx configuration file for common and best-practices
 # SSL settings from @konklone. Replace STORAGE_ROOT so it can find
 # the DH params.
diff --git a/setup/webmail.sh b/setup/webmail.sh
index 3d5ebc0b..a203cb8c 100644
--- a/setup/webmail.sh
+++ b/setup/webmail.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 source setup/functions.sh # load our functions
 source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 
-PHP_VER=$(php_version)
-
 # ### Installing Roundcube
 
 # We install Roundcube from sources, rather than from Ubuntu, because:
diff --git a/setup/zpush.sh b/setup/zpush.sh
index 8cfa86d5..397ee4a9 100755
--- a/setup/zpush.sh
+++ b/setup/zpush.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 source setup/functions.sh # load our functions
 source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 
-PHP_VER=$(php_version)
-
 # Prereqs.
 
 echo "Installing Z-Push (Exchange/ActiveSync server)..."
diff --git a/tools/owncloud-restore.sh b/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
index 8ed6adea..ce3b3c9e 100755
--- a/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
+++ b/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This script will restore the backup made during an installation
 source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
+source ./setup/functions.sh
 
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 	echo "Usage: owncloud-restore.sh <backup directory>"
@@ -26,9 +27,6 @@ if [ ! -f "$1/config.php" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Restoring backup from $1"
-
-PHP_VER=$(php_version)
-
 service php$PHP_VER-fpm stop
 
 # remove the current ownCloud/Nextcloud installation
diff --git a/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh b/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
index db444c82..24e2e756 100755
--- a/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
+++ b/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 # purpopses only. After this point you are on your own.
 
 source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
+source ./setup/functions.sh
 
-ADMIN=$(./mail.py user admins | head -n 1)
+ADMIN=$(sudo ./management/cli.py user admins | head -n 1)
 test -z "$1" || ADMIN=$1
 
 echo "I am going to unlock admin features for $ADMIN."
@@ -19,5 +20,5 @@ echo "If in doubt, press CTRL-C to cancel."
 echo
 echo "Press enter to continue."
 read
-PHP_VER=$(php_version)
+
 sudo -u www-data "php$PHP_VER" /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ group:adduser admin "$ADMIN" && echo "Done."