diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/Metadata.mjs b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/Metadata.mjs
index 9e0a7d26276..82a9c141c3f 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/Metadata.mjs
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/Metadata.mjs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const DEFAULT_METADATA_SETTINGS = {
 export const Metadata = class MetadataBackupRunner extends Abstract {
   _computeBaseSettings(config, job) {
     const baseSettings = { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS }
-    Object.assign(baseSettings, DEFAULT_METADATA_SETTINGS, config.defaultSettings, config.metadata?.defaultSettings)
+    Object.assign(baseSettings, DEFAULT_METADATA_SETTINGS, config)
     Object.assign(baseSettings, job.settings[''])
     return baseSettings
   }
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsRemote.mjs b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsRemote.mjs
index 2ad14d2a024..35937efd08c 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsRemote.mjs
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsRemote.mjs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const DEFAULT_REMOTE_VM_SETTINGS = {
 export const VmsRemote = class RemoteVmsBackupRunner extends Abstract {
   _computeBaseSettings(config, job) {
     const baseSettings = { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS }
-    Object.assign(baseSettings, DEFAULT_REMOTE_VM_SETTINGS, config.defaultSettings, config.vm?.defaultSettings)
+    Object.assign(baseSettings, DEFAULT_REMOTE_VM_SETTINGS, config)
     Object.assign(baseSettings, job.settings[''])
     return baseSettings
   }
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsXapi.mjs b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsXapi.mjs
index 57b5cc3f8b4..042c762ed47 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsXapi.mjs
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/VmsXapi.mjs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const DEFAULT_XAPI_VM_SETTINGS = {
 export const VmsXapi = class VmsXapiBackupRunner extends Abstract {
   _computeBaseSettings(config, job) {
     const baseSettings = { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS }
-    Object.assign(baseSettings, DEFAULT_XAPI_VM_SETTINGS, config.defaultSettings, config.vm?.defaultSettings)
+    Object.assign(baseSettings, DEFAULT_XAPI_VM_SETTINGS, config)
     Object.assign(baseSettings, job.settings[''])
     return baseSettings
   }
diff --git a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs
index 0852e11252c..464b45ae2f3 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.mjs
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ export default class BackupNg {
 
     // FIXME: does not take into account default values defined in @xen-orchestra/backups/Backup
     const jobSettings = {
-      ...config.defaultSettings,
-      ...config.vm?.defaultSettings,
+      ...config,
       ...job.settings[''],
       ...job.settings[schedule.id],
     }