diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-local b/src/freedombone-backup-local
index 68f93c6e..3aae2cd1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-local
@@ -249,26 +249,6 @@ function backup_directories {
 	done
 }
 
-function backup_apps {
-	FILES=/usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/apps/${PROJECT_NAME}-app-*
-
-	APPS_COMPLETED=()
-
-	# for all the app scripts
-	for filename in $FILES
-	do
-		app_name=$(echo "${filename}" | awk -F '-app-' '{print $2}')
-		if [[ $(item_in_array ${app_name} ${APPS_COMPLETED[@]}) != 0 ]]; then
-			function_check app_is_installed
-			if [[ "$(app_is_installed $a)" == "1" ]]; then
-				APPS_COMPLETED+=("${app_name}")
-				function_check backup_local_${app_name}
-				backup_local_${app_name}
-			fi
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
 function remove_backup_directory {
 	if [ $1 ]; then
 		if [[ $1 == "remove" ]]; then
@@ -420,7 +400,7 @@ check_storage_space_remaining
 backup_users
 prepare_directories
 backup_directories
-backup_apps
+backup_apps local
 backup_configuration
 backup_admin_readme
 backup_mariadb
diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-remote b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
index 619a4236..adc87fcd 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ if [[ $TEST_MODE == "no" ]]; then
 	backup_mariadb
 	backup_certs
 	backup_mailing_list
-
-
+	backup_apps remote
 	backup_extra_directories
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-backup b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
index eca9f5cb..30590ef2 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-backup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
@@ -363,4 +363,23 @@ function backup_database_to_friend {
 	backup_directory_to_friend /root/temp${database_name}data ${database_name}data
 }
 
+function backup_apps {
+	localremote=$1
+	FILES=/usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/apps/${PROJECT_NAME}-app-*
+
+	BACKUP_APPS_COMPLETED=()
+
+	# for all the app scripts
+	for filename in $FILES
+	do
+		app_name=$(echo "${filename}" | awk -F '-app-' '{print $2}')
+		if [[ $(item_in_array ${app_name} ${BACKUP_APPS_COMPLETED[@]}) != 0 ]]; then
+			if [[ "$(app_is_installed $a)" == "1" ]]; then
+				BACKUP_APPS_COMPLETED+=("${app_name}")
+				backup_${localremote}_${app_name}
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
 # NOTE: deliberately no exit 0