diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index 24e5e9114..0924d4138 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-/* global angular:false */
-/* global $:false */
-/* global SECRET_PLACEHOLDER */
+/* global $, angular, TASK_TYPES, SECRET_PLACEHOLDER */
 
 angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$location', '$rootScope', '$timeout', 'Client', function ($scope, $location, $rootScope, $timeout, Client) {
     Client.onReady(function () { if (!Client.getUserInfo().isAtLeastAdmin) $location.path('/'); });
@@ -167,9 +165,10 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         message: '',
         errorMessage: '',
         taskId: '',
-        taskType: 'backup',
+        taskType: TASK_TYPES.TASK_BACKUP,
 
         checkStatus: function () {
+            // TODO support both task types TASK_BACKUP and TASK_CLEAN_BACKUPS
             Client.getLatestTaskByType($scope.createBackup.taskType, function (error, task) {
                 if (error) return console.error(error);
 
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.createBackup.percent = 0;
             $scope.createBackup.message = '';
             $scope.createBackup.errorMessage = '';
-            $scope.createBackup.taskType = 'backup';
+            $scope.createBackup.taskType = TASK_TYPES.TASK_BACKUP;
 
             Client.startBackup(function (error, taskId) {
                 if (error) {
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.createBackup.percent = 0;
             $scope.createBackup.message = '';
             $scope.createBackup.errorMessage = '';
-            $scope.createBackup.taskType = 'cleanBackups';
+            $scope.createBackup.taskType = TASK_TYPES.TASK_CLEAN_BACKUPS;
 
             $('#cleanupBackupsModal').modal('hide');