diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc b/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
index ea1ab3c..ef392d2 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_backup.bashfunc
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ var-lib-docker
   then
     [ -z "$BACKUPSRVPORT" ] && g_echo_error "No SSH-Port given $usage" && return 1
     sshopts="g_retrycmd ssh -n -p $BACKUPSRVPORT -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new  $BACKUPSRVUSER@$BACKUPSRV"
+    sshoptsnoretry="ssh -n -p $BACKUPSRVPORT -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new  $BACKUPSRVUSER@$BACKUPSRV"
   fi
 
   rsyncopts="-aXAh --no-inc-recursive --timeout=180 --force -yy --one-file-system --open-noatime --delete-after --ignore-missing-args --partial"
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ var-lib-docker
       BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE_INCOMPLETE="$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_DATE-incomplete"
 
       # linkdest/hardlink if present
-      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST="$($sshopts ls -d1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR" 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n1)"
-      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE="$($sshopts ls -d1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR-incomplete" 2>/dev/null | grep -v $BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | sort | tail -n1)"
+      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST="$($sshoptsnoretry ls -d1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR" 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n1)"
+      BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE="$($sshoptsnoretry ls -d1 "$BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-*/$BACKUPDIR-incomplete" 2>/dev/null | grep -v $BACKUPSRVPATH_WITH_HOST/backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | sort | tail -n1)"
       [ -n "$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST" ] && rsyncoptsrun="$rsyncoptsrun --link-dest=$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST"
       [ -n "$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE" ] && rsyncoptsrun="$rsyncoptsrun --link-dest=$BACKUPSRVPATH_LINK_DEST_INCOMPLETE"