diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/server.ts b/packages/daemon/src/server.ts
index d9e03d45..7d311b18 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/server.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ global.EventSource = require('eventsource')
     instanceManager: instanceService,
     coreInternalUrl: url,
   })
-  const backupService = await createBackupService(client, rpcService)
+  const backupService = await createBackupService(rpcService)
 
   info(`Hooking into process exit event`)
 
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/services/BackupService.ts b/packages/daemon/src/services/BackupService.ts
index 13740cfd..8a7ce9bf 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/services/BackupService.ts
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/services/BackupService.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,13 @@ import {
   RpcCommands,
 } from '@pockethost/common'
 import Bottleneck from 'bottleneck'
-import { PocketbaseClientApi } from '../db/PbClient'
+import { clientService } from '../db/PbClient'
 import { backupInstance } from '../util/backupInstance'
 import { RpcServiceApi } from './RpcService'
 
-export const createBackupService = async (
-  client: PocketbaseClientApi,
-  jobService: RpcServiceApi
-) => {
+export const createBackupService = async (jobService: RpcServiceApi) => {
   const { dbg } = logger().create('BackupService')
+  const client = await clientService()
 
   jobService.registerCommand<BackupInstancePayload, BackupInstanceResult>(
     RpcCommands.BackupInstance,