diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index ecbab2e..6ee0906 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ declare -ra tom_excludes=(
 
 declare -ri start_time="$(date +%s)"
 
-#export RSYNC_RSH="ssh -c arcfour -v"
-export RSYNC_RSH="ssh -v"
 declare -r rsync="/usr/local/bin/rsync"
 declare -ra rsync_flags=(
   --archive
@@ -275,6 +273,7 @@ declare -ra rsync_flags=(
   --numeric-ids
   --one-file-system
   --relative
+  --rsh="ssh -v"
   --stats
 )
 declare -r logdir="/backupz/log"