diff --git a/src/js/client.js b/src/js/client.js
index 7328d1947..9a88462e3 100644
--- a/src/js/client.js
+++ b/src/js/client.js
@@ -590,15 +590,22 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
     };
 
+    Client.prototype.getTaskProgress = function (taskId, callback) {
+        get('/api/v1/tasks/' + taskId).success(function (data, status) {
+            if (status !== 200 || typeof data !== 'object') return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
+            callback(null, data);
+        }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
+    };
+
     Client.prototype.startBackup = function (callback) {
-        post('/api/v1/cloudron/start_backup').success(function(data, status) {
+        post('/api/v1/backups').success(function(data, status) {
             if (status !== 202 || typeof data !== 'object') return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
             callback(null, data);
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.stopBackup = function (callback) {
-        post('/api/v1/cloudron/stop_backup').success(function(data, status) {
+    Client.prototype.stopTask = function (taskId, callback) {
+        post('/api/v1/tasks/' + taskId + '/stop').success(function(data, status) {
             if (status !== 202 || typeof data !== 'object') return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
             callback(null, data);
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index 07eb493af..cf1d9bd97 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -89,26 +89,26 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         result: '',
 
         updateStatus: function () {
-            Client.progress(function (error, data) {
+            Client.getTaskProgress('backup', function (error, data) {
                 if (error) return window.setTimeout($scope.createBackup.updateStatus, 250);
 
                 // check if we are done
-                if (!data.backup || data.backup.percent >= 100) {
-                    if (data.backup && data.backup.message) console.error('Backup message: ' + data.backup.message); // backup error message
+                if (data.percent >= 100) {
+                    if (data.message) console.error('Backup message: ' + data.message); // backup error message
 
                     $scope.createBackup.busy = false;
                     $scope.createBackup.message = '';
                     $scope.createBackup.detail = '';
                     $scope.createBackup.percent = 100; // indicates that 'result' is valid
-                    $scope.createBackup.result = data.backup ? data.backup.message : null;
+                    $scope.createBackup.result = data.result;
 
                     return fetchBackups();
                 }
 
                 $scope.createBackup.busy = true;
-                $scope.createBackup.percent = data.backup.percent;
-                $scope.createBackup.message = data.backup.message;
-                $scope.createBackup.detail = data.backup.detail;
+                $scope.createBackup.percent = data.percent;
+                $scope.createBackup.message = data.message;
+                $scope.createBackup.detail = data.detail;
                 window.setTimeout($scope.createBackup.updateStatus, 500);
             });
         },
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         },
 
         stopBackup: function () {
-            Client.stopBackup(function (error) {
+            Client.stopTask('backup', function (error) {
                 if (error) {
                     if (error.statusCode === 409) {
                         $scope.createBackup.errorMessage = 'No backup is currently in progress';