$params->{fingerprint} = $fingerprint if defined($fingerprint);
$params->{'firewall-file'} = $firewall if -e $firewall;
+ $params->{timeout} = 60; # give some time to connect to the backup server
+
my $res = eval { mon_cmd($vmid, "backup", %$params) };
my $qmperr = $@;
$backup_job_uuid = $res->{UUID} if $res;