diff --git a/roles/backup_client/templates/duply_main_conf.j2 b/roles/backup_client/templates/duply_main_conf.j2
index e19ec72df902180e3db2f79d616b59797e51a83c..228aa079209c39ac11c951daa3c91e8714a573ab 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/templates/duply_main_conf.j2
+++ b/roles/backup_client/templates/duply_main_conf.j2
@@ -9,15 +9,7 @@ GPG_KEY_SIGN='{{ backup_encryption_key_id.stdout }}'
 GPG_OPTS="--homedir /etc/duply/main/gnupg/ --trust-model always"
 
 # Destination where the backups are stored at.
-#
-# Use the pexpect+sftp backend for Duplicity so we can (see also
-# DUPL_PARAMS and --ssh-options):
-#
-#   - Pass in custom options for user/global known_hosts files (not
-#     possible with Duplicity shipping with Debian 11 Bullseye).
-#   - Reduce logging verbosity (avoiding output from sftp that mentions
-#     updates of user's known_hosts file with IP addresses).
-TARGET='pexpect+sftp://{{ backup_client_username }}@{{ backup_server }}:{{ backup_server_port }}/{{ backup_server_destination }}'
+TARGET='paramiko+sftp://{{ backup_client_username }}@{{ backup_server }}:{{ backup_server_port }}/{{ backup_server_destination }}'
 
 # Base directory to backup (root). File selection is done via include/exclude
 # patterns.
@@ -37,7 +29,7 @@ VOLSIZE=1024
 DUPL_PARAMS="$DUPL_PARAMS --volsize $VOLSIZE "
 
 # Output verbosity (error 0, warning 1-2, notice 3-4, info 5-8, debug 9)
-VERBOSITY=4
+VERBOSITY=notice
 
 # Path to a directory used for restoring files from backups. The file is stored
 # there temporarily.
@@ -57,7 +49,7 @@ DUPL_PARAMS="$DUPL_PARAMS --use-agent"
 # (mentions of IP address additions to user's known_hosts file). Use
 # dedicated private key for performing logins towards the backup
 # server.
-DUPL_PARAMS="$DUPL_PARAMS --ssh-options='-oLogLevel=ERROR -oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -oGlobalKnownHostsFile=/etc/duply/main/ssh/known_hosts -oIdentityFile=/etc/duply/main/ssh/identity'"
+DUPL_PARAMS="$DUPL_PARAMS --ssh-options='-oUserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -oGlobalKnownHostsFile=/etc/duply/main/ssh/known_hosts -oIdentityFile=/etc/duply/main/ssh/identity'"
 
 # By default we exclude everything, and then include only specific patterns.
 DUPL_PARAMS="$DUPL_PARAMS --include-filelist /etc/duply/main/include"