diff --git a/src/storage/filesystem.js b/src/storage/filesystem.js
index 5d36f47a0..a305124eb 100644
--- a/src/storage/filesystem.js
+++ b/src/storage/filesystem.js
@@ -187,8 +187,27 @@ async function copy(apiConfig, oldFilePath, newFilePath, progressCallback) {
     let cpOptions = ((apiConfig.provider !== PROVIDER_MOUNTPOINT && apiConfig.provider !== PROVIDER_CIFS) || apiConfig.preserveAttributes) ? '-a' : '-dR';
     cpOptions += apiConfig.noHardlinks ? '' : 'l';  // this will hardlink backups saving space
 
-    const [copyError] = await safe(shell.execArgs('copy', 'cp', [ cpOptions, oldFilePath, newFilePath ], {}));
-    if (copyError) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, copyError.message);
+    if (apiConfig.provider === PROVIDER_SSHFS) {
+        const identityFilePath = `/home/yellowtent/platformdata/sshfs/id_rsa_${apiConfig.mountOptions.host}`;
+
+        const sshOptions = [];
+        sshOptions.push('-o');
+        sshOptions.push('"StrictHostKeyChecking no"');
+        sshOptions.push('-i');
+        sshOptions.push(identityFilePath);
+        sshOptions.push('-p');
+        sshOptions.push(apiConfig.mountOptions.port);
+        sshOptions.push(`${apiConfig.mountOptions.user}@${apiConfig.mountOptions.host}`);
+
+        oldFilePath = oldFilePath.replace('/mnt/cloudronbackup/', '');
+        newFilePath = newFilePath.replace('/mnt/cloudronbackup/', '');
+
+        const [copyError] = await safe(shell.execArgs('copy', 'ssh', sshOptions.concat([ 'cp', cpOptions, oldFilePath, newFilePath ]), { shell: true }));
+        if (copyError) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, copyError.message);
+    } else {
+        const [copyError] = await safe(shell.execArgs('copy', 'cp', [ cpOptions, oldFilePath, newFilePath ], {}));
+        if (copyError) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, copyError.message);
+    }
 }
 
 async function remove(apiConfig, filename) {