diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-daily-update.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-daily-update.rs
index 09a768b1..2a04a559 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-daily-update.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-daily-update.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use anyhow::Error;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use serde_json::json;
 
 use proxmox::api::{cli::*, RpcEnvironment, ApiHandler};
+use proxmox::tools::fs::CreateOptions;
 
 use proxmox_backup::api2;
 use proxmox_backup::tools::subscription;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ async fn wait_for_local_worker(upid_str: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
 /// Daily update
 async fn do_update(
     rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
-) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let param = json!({});
 
     let method = &api2::node::subscription::API_METHOD_CHECK_SUBSCRIPTION;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ async fn do_update(
 
     // TODO: cleanup tasks like in PVE?
 
-    Ok(Value::Null)
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 async fn check_acme_certificates(rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -85,13 +86,25 @@ async fn check_acme_certificates(rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<(),
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn run(rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let backup_user = pbs_config::backup_user()?;
+    let file_opts = CreateOptions::new().owner(backup_user.uid).group(backup_user.gid);
+    proxmox_rest_server::init_worker_tasks(pbs_buildcfg::PROXMOX_BACKUP_LOG_DIR_M!().into(), file_opts.clone())?;
+
+    let mut commando_sock = proxmox_rest_server::CommandoSocket::new(proxmox_rest_server::our_ctrl_sock(), backup_user.gid);
+    proxmox_rest_server::register_task_control_commands(&mut commando_sock)?;
+    commando_sock.spawn()?;
+
+    do_update(rpcenv).await
+}
+
 fn main() {
     proxmox_backup::tools::setup_safe_path_env();
 
     let mut rpcenv = CliEnvironment::new();
     rpcenv.set_auth_id(Some(String::from("root@pam")));
 
-    if let Err(err) = pbs_runtime::main(do_update(&mut rpcenv)) {
+    if let Err(err) = pbs_runtime::main(run(&mut rpcenv)) {
         eprintln!("error during update: {}", err);
         std::process::exit(1);
     }