diff --git a/ct/backrest.sh b/ct/backrest.sh
index 6a6c137974a..5094940e1b4 100644
--- a/ct/backrest.sh
+++ b/ct/backrest.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var_cpu="${var_cpu:-1}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-512}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
-var_version="${var_version:-12}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 
 header_info "$APP"
diff --git a/frontend/public/json/backrest.json b/frontend/public/json/backrest.json
index 0c2fc5b601d..40baf660804 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/backrest.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/backrest.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "documentation": "https://garethgeorge.github.io/backrest/introduction/getting-started",
   "website": "https://garethgeorge.github.io/backrest",
   "logo": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/backrest.webp",
-  "config_path": "/opt/backrest/config/config.json",
+  "config_path": "/opt/backrest/config/config.json | /opt/backrest/.env",
   "description": "Backrest is a web-accessible backup solution built on top of restic and providing a WebUI which wraps the restic CLI and makes it easy to create repos, browse snapshots, and restore files. Additionally, Backrest can run in the background and take an opinionated approach to scheduling snapshots and orchestrating repo health operations.",
   "install_methods": [
     {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "ram": 512,
         "hdd": 8,
         "os": "debian",
-        "version": "12"
+        "version": "13"
       }
     }
   ],
diff --git a/install/backrest-install.sh b/install/backrest-install.sh
index d549d728d0a..cc14b21c8b7 100644
--- a/install/backrest-install.sh
+++ b/install/backrest-install.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ update_os
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "backrest" "garethgeorge/backrest" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/backrest/bin" "backrest_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/opt/backrest/.env
+BACKREST_PORT=9898
+BACKREST_CONFIG=/opt/backrest/config/config.json
+BACKREST_DATA=/opt/backrest/data
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=/opt/backrest/cache
+EOF
+
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/backrest.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Backrest
@@ -24,10 +31,7 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/opt/backrest/bin/backrest
-Environment="BACKREST_PORT=9898"
-Environment="BACKREST_CONFIG=/opt/backrest/config/config.json"
-Environment="BACKREST_DATA=/opt/backrest/data"
-Environment="XDG_CACHE_HOME=/opt/backrest/cache"
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/backrest/.env
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target