diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index 3a7a29cc..71fa859e 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 			"/usr/bin/duplicity",
 			"full" if full_backup else "incr",
 			"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
+			"--asynchronous-upload",
 			"--exclude", backup_root,
 			"--volsize", "250",
 			"--gpg-options", "--cipher-algo=AES256",