diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-backup b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
index f38444a7..a5b1f0d6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-backup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-backup
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function backup_directory_to_usb_duplicity {
         exit 8352925
     fi
     if [[ $ENABLE_BACKUP_VERIFICATION == "yes" ]]; then
-        echo "$BACKUP_DUMMY_PASSWORD" | duplicity verify --gpg-options "$BACKUP_GPG_OPTIONS" --tempdir $BACKUP_TEMP_DIRECTORY --encrypt-key $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID --full-if-older-than 4W --exclude-other-filesystems ${1} file://$USB_MOUNT/backup/${2}
+        echo "$BACKUP_DUMMY_PASSWORD" | duplicity verify --use-agent --gpg-options "$BACKUP_GPG_OPTIONS" --tempdir $BACKUP_TEMP_DIRECTORY --encrypt-key $MY_BACKUP_KEY_ID --full-if-older-than 4W --exclude-other-filesystems ${1} file://$USB_MOUNT/backup/${2}
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             umount $USB_MOUNT
             rm -rf $USB_MOUNT
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ function backup_directory_to_friend_duplicity {
         exit 5293526
     fi
     if [[ $ENABLE_BACKUP_VERIFICATION == "yes" ]]; then
-        echo "$BACKUP_DUMMY_PASSWORD" | duplicity verify --gpg-options "$BACKUP_GPG_OPTIONS" --tempdir $BACKUP_TEMP_DIRECTORY --ssh-askpass --encrypt-key ${ADMIN_BACKUP_KEY_ID} --full-if-older-than 4W --exclude-other-filesystems ${1} $SERVER_DIRECTORY/backup/${2}
+        echo "$BACKUP_DUMMY_PASSWORD" | duplicity verify --use-agent --gpg-options "$BACKUP_GPG_OPTIONS" --tempdir $BACKUP_TEMP_DIRECTORY --ssh-askpass --encrypt-key ${ADMIN_BACKUP_KEY_ID} --full-if-older-than 4W --exclude-other-filesystems ${1} $SERVER_DIRECTORY/backup/${2}
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             if [[ ${1} == "/root/temp"* || ${1} == *"tempbackup" ]]; then
                 shred -zu ${1}/*