diff --git a/src/views/backups.html b/src/views/backups.html
index 62c974e9b..6f4ffa98c 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.html
+++ b/src/views/backups.html
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-group" ng-show="configureBackup.provider !== 'noop'">
-              <label class="control-label" for="storageRetention">Retention Time</label>
+              <label class="control-label" for="storageRetention">Retention Policy</label>
               <select class="form-control" id="storageRetention" ng-model="configureBackup.retentionPolicy" ng-options="a.value as a.name for a in retentionPolicies"></select>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index c2c7a169d..704b780e6 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.configureBackup.endpoint = $scope.backupConfig.endpoint;
             $scope.configureBackup.password = $scope.backupConfig.password;
             $scope.configureBackup.backupFolder = $scope.backupConfig.backupFolder;
-            $scope.configureBackup.retentionPolicy = $scope.backupConfig.retentionPolicy;
+            $scope.configureBackup.retentionPolicy = $scope.retentionPolicies.find(function (x) { return angular.equals(x.value, $scope.backupConfig.retentionPolicy); }).value;
             $scope.configureBackup.intervalSecs = $scope.backupConfig.intervalSecs;
             $scope.configureBackup.format = $scope.backupConfig.format;
             $scope.configureBackup.acceptSelfSignedCerts = !!$scope.backupConfig.acceptSelfSignedCerts;