diff --git a/install/tpl/server.ini.master b/install/tpl/server.ini.master
index dcac5808cc7474283d788eb37daeeafeada1418c..8af63c3f2d47ee6cdb6b056f904001bc1452673e 100644
--- a/install/tpl/server.ini.master
+++ b/install/tpl/server.ini.master
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ loglevel=2
 admin_notify_events=1
 backup_dir=/var/backup
 backup_dir_is_mount=n
-backup_dir_mount_cmd=
 backup_mode=rootgz
 monit_url=
 monit_user=
diff --git a/interface/web/admin/form/server_config.tform.php b/interface/web/admin/form/server_config.tform.php
index e115c8b922deb664aa000a6712a34cfc4b99465c..71de54e95c87a78e04be748abb31f7d09c287ec1 100644
--- a/interface/web/admin/form/server_config.tform.php
+++ b/interface/web/admin/form/server_config.tform.php
@@ -177,14 +177,6 @@ $form["tabs"]['server'] = array(
 			'default' => 'n',
 			'value' => array(0 => 'n', 1 => 'y')
 		),
-		'backup_dir_mount_cmd' => array(
-			'datatype' => 'VARCHAR',
-			'formtype' => 'TEXT',
-			'default' => '',
-			'value' => '',
-			'width' => '40',
-			'maxlength' => '255'
-		),
 		'backup_mode' => array(
 			'datatype' => 'VARCHAR',
 			'formtype' => 'SELECT',
diff --git a/interface/web/admin/lib/lang/en_server_config.lng b/interface/web/admin/lib/lang/en_server_config.lng
index 3dc1d0afd78fe7cc48a878f7f5cc32cd796e83da..63027c733f5354e6244a50a16ef7d47fce3b1255 100644
--- a/interface/web/admin/lib/lang/en_server_config.lng
+++ b/interface/web/admin/lib/lang/en_server_config.lng
@@ -189,6 +189,5 @@ $wb['munin_password_txt'] = 'Munin Password';
 $wb['munin_url_error_regex'] = 'Invalid Munin URL';
 $wb['munin_url_note_txt'] = 'Placeholder:';
 $wb['backup_dir_is_mount_txt'] = 'Backup directory is a mount?';
-$wb['backup_dir_mount_cmd_txt'] = 'Mount command, if backup directory not mounted';
 $wb['monitor_system_updates_txt'] = 'Check for Linux updates';
 ?>
diff --git a/interface/web/admin/templates/server_config_server_edit.htm b/interface/web/admin/templates/server_config_server_edit.htm
index d9b703ae21fdee6ecc34c60da3e404ce3ed89df7..e5034e6aa3df3ce084184f25ca69106482db929c 100644
--- a/interface/web/admin/templates/server_config_server_edit.htm
+++ b/interface/web/admin/templates/server_config_server_edit.htm
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@
                 <div class="multiField">
                     {tmpl_var name='backup_dir_is_mount'}
                 </div>
-            </div>
-			<div class="ctrlHolder">
-                <label for="backup_dir_mount_cmd">{tmpl_var name='backup_dir_mount_cmd_txt'}</label>
-                <input name="backup_dir_mount_cmd" id="backup_dir_mount_cmd" value="{tmpl_var name='backup_dir_mount_cmd'}" size="40" maxlength="255" type="text" class="textInput" />
             </div>
             <div class="ctrlHolder">
                 <label for="backup_mode">{tmpl_var name='backup_mode_txt'}</label>
diff --git a/server/cron_daily.php b/server/cron_daily.php
index 75459be20a4d5e4cbecee2332c06cae15698ac90..ee54a4620716d682fd3d78b7a0ecefe9f99dc2f9 100644
--- a/server/cron_daily.php
+++ b/server/cron_daily.php
@@ -1104,10 +1104,14 @@ if($backup_dir != '') {
 	
 	//* mount backup directory, if necessary
 	$run_backups = true;
-	$server_config['backup_dir_mount_cmd'] = trim($server_config['backup_dir_mount_cmd']);
-	if($server_config['backup_dir_is_mount'] == 'y' && $server_config['backup_dir_mount_cmd'] != ''){
+	$backup_dir_mount_cmd = '/usr/local/ispconfig/server/scripts/backup_dir_mount.sh';
+	if(	$server_config['backup_dir_is_mount'] == 'y' && 
+		is_file($backup_dir_mount_cmd) && 
+		is_executable($backup_dir_mount_cmd) &&
+		fileowner($backup_dir_mount_cmd) === 0
+		){
 		if(!$app->system->is_mounted($backup_dir)){
-			exec(escapeshellcmd($server_config['backup_dir_mount_cmd']));
+			exec($backup_dir_mount_cmd);
 			sleep(1);
 			if(!$app->system->is_mounted($backup_dir)) $run_backups = false;
 		}