diff --git a/appinfo.yml b/appinfo.yml
index dbb2d29..d16b1be 100644
--- a/appinfo.yml
+++ b/appinfo.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,22 @@
-version: 3
-mainunit: backup-manager
-plugins:
-  - type: builtin
-    name: backups_none
-  - type: builtin
-    name: monitoring
-    config:
-      checks:
-        - name: main
-          message: Backup manager activated
-          interval: 3600
-          okvalue: active
-          command: systemctl is-active --user backup-manager.timer
-        - name: lastrun
-          message: Errors last run
-          interval: 3600
-          okvalue: ""
-          command: cat {{ homedir }}/.backupmanager.errors
-        - name: lastrunrecent
-          message: Backup manager did not run recently
-          interval: 3600
-          okvalue: "OK"
-          command: '[ -f {{ homedir }}/.backupmanager.errors ] && [ $(find {{ homedir }}/.backupmanager.errors -mtime -2) ] && echo "OK" || echo "outdated"'
-enableunits:
-  - backup-manager.timer
+mainunit: backup-manager.timer
+mainunitfile: backup-manager.timer.j2
 templatefiles:
-  - src: backup-manager.timer.j2
-    dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/backup-manager.timer
   - src: backup-manager.service.j2
     dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/backup-manager.service
   - src: backupmanager.j2
     dest: ~/backupmanager
     mode: "0755"
+  - src: monitor@.service.j2
+    dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/monitor@.service
+  - src: monitor.socket.j2
+    dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/monitor.socket
+  - src: monitor.sh.j2
+    dest: ~/monitor.sh
+    mode: "0755"
   - src: monitor-test.sh.j2
     dest: ~/monitor-test.sh
     mode: "0755"
+backuptype: none
 configdefinition:
   "$id": "backup manager config"
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
@@ -93,10 +75,6 @@ configdefinition:
                     type: boolean
                     default: false
                     description: An idle repository will never give warnings that there are no recent backups
-                needscopy:
-                    type: boolean
-                    default: true
-                    description: Will backup manager complain if there is no copy of the backup
                 timeout:
                     type: integer
                     # note that the default is also in the python code - in case the host isn't filled in
@@ -104,3 +82,22 @@ configdefinition:
                     description: Repositories where the latest backup is older then timeout days will give a warning that there are no recent backups
   required:
     - repos
+exports:
+  monitoring:
+    checks:
+       - name: main
+         message: Backup manager activated
+         interval: 3600
+         type: string
+         okvalue: active
+       - name: lastrun
+         message: Errors last run
+         interval: 3600
+         type: string
+         okvalue: ""
+       - name: lastrunrecent
+         message: Backup manager did not run recently
+         interval: 3600
+         type: string
+         okvalue: "OK"
+
diff --git a/backup-manager.timer.j2 b/backup-manager.timer.j2
index 8de83d0..cd9b9e5 100644
--- a/backup-manager.timer.j2
+++ b/backup-manager.timer.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Sync backups
-PartOf={{ mainunit }}
 
 [Timer]
 OnCalendar=*-*-* 10:00:00
@@ -8,5 +7,5 @@ RandomizedDelaySec=3h
 Persistent=true
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy={{ mainunit }}
+WantedBy=timers.target
 
diff --git a/backupmanager.j2 b/backupmanager.j2
index d3ff954..063e48b 100644
--- a/backupmanager.j2
+++ b/backupmanager.j2
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ for host in allhosts:
         timeout = hosts[host]["timeout"]
     if not idle:
         if not have_a_copy:
-            if hosts[host]["needscopy"]:
-                output_warning(f"We do not have a copy for {host}")
+            output_warning(f"We do not have a copy for {host}")
         if most_recent_backup_ts < time.time()-(timeout*24*3600):
             output_warning(f"Last backup for {host} is too old")
 
diff --git a/monitor.sh.j2 b/monitor.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e8e932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+read -r command
+case $command in
+  main)
+    systemctl is-active --user backup-manager.timer
+    ;;
+  lastrun)
+    cat {{ homedir }}/.backupmanager.errors
+    ;;
+  lastrunrecent)
+    [ -f {{ homedir }}/.backupmanager.errors ] && [ $(find {{ homedir }}/.backupmanager.errors -mtime -2) ] && echo "OK" || echo "outdated"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Parameter unknown"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+
diff --git a/monitor.socket.j2 b/monitor.socket.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17163d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor.socket.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Execute Command Socket
+
+[Socket]
+ListenStream={{ statedir }}/{{ name }}.monitoring
+Accept=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
diff --git a/monitor@.service.j2 b/monitor@.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55ee896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor@.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Execute Command Service
+After=network.target
+Requires=monitor.socket
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart={{ homedir }}/monitor.sh
+StandardInput=socket
+StandardOutput=socket
+TimeoutStopSec=5
+RuntimeMaxSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sockets.target
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