diff --git a/internal/orchestrator/taskbackup.go b/internal/orchestrator/taskbackup.go
index e92fc760..69ae6e03 100644
--- a/internal/orchestrator/taskbackup.go
+++ b/internal/orchestrator/taskbackup.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/pkg/restic"
 	"github.com/gitploy-io/cronexpr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 var maxBackupErrorHistoryLength = 20 // arbitrary limit on the number of file read errors recorded in a backup operation to prevent it from growing too large.
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ func backupHelper(ctx context.Context, t Task, orchestrator *Orchestrator, plan
 
 	// schedule followup tasks
 	at := time.Now()
-	if plan.Retention != nil && !proto.Equal(plan.Retention, &v1.RetentionPolicy{}) {
+	if _, ok := plan.Retention.GetPolicy().(*v1.RetentionPolicy_PolicyKeepAll); plan.Retention != nil && !ok {
 		orchestrator.ScheduleTask(NewOneoffForgetTask(orchestrator, plan, op.SnapshotId, at), TaskPriorityForget)
 	}
 	orchestrator.ScheduleTask(NewOneoffIndexSnapshotsTask(orchestrator, plan.Repo, at), TaskPriorityIndexSnapshots)
diff --git a/internal/protoutil/conversion.go b/internal/protoutil/conversion.go
index d7b7b471..e1b91a96 100644
--- a/internal/protoutil/conversion.go
+++ b/internal/protoutil/conversion.go
@@ -88,6 +88,25 @@ func BackupProgressEntryToBackupError(b *restic.BackupProgressEntry) (*v1.Backup
 }
 
 func RetentionPolicyFromProto(p *v1.RetentionPolicy) *restic.RetentionPolicy {
+	if p.Policy != nil {
+		switch p := p.Policy.(type) {
+		case *v1.RetentionPolicy_PolicyKeepAll:
+			return nil
+		case *v1.RetentionPolicy_PolicyTimeBucketed:
+			return &restic.RetentionPolicy{
+				KeepDaily:   int(p.PolicyTimeBucketed.Daily),
+				KeepHourly:  int(p.PolicyTimeBucketed.Hourly),
+				KeepWeekly:  int(p.PolicyTimeBucketed.Weekly),
+				KeepMonthly: int(p.PolicyTimeBucketed.Monthly),
+				KeepYearly:  int(p.PolicyTimeBucketed.Yearly),
+			}
+		case *v1.RetentionPolicy_PolicyKeepLastN:
+			return &restic.RetentionPolicy{
+				KeepLastN: int(p.PolicyKeepLastN),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &restic.RetentionPolicy{
 		KeepLastN:          int(p.KeepLastN),
 		KeepHourly:         int(p.KeepHourly),
diff --git a/pkg/restic/restic.go b/pkg/restic/restic.go
index 0b0f6d7f..3c47800c 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/restic.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/restic.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewRepo(resticBin string, uri string, opts ...GenericOption) *Repo {
 	if slices.IndexFunc(opt.extraArgs, func(a string) bool {
 		return strings.Contains(a, "sftp.args")
 	}) == -1 {
-		opt.extraArgs = append(opt.extraArgs, "-o", "sftp.args=-oBatchMode=yes")
+		// opt.extraArgs = append(opt.extraArgs, "-o", "sftp.args=-oBatchMode=yes")
 	}
 
 	opt.extraEnv = append(opt.extraEnv, "RESTIC_REPOSITORY="+uri)
diff --git a/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx b/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
index 63a60632..9b5f079e 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/OperationRow.tsx
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@ const ForgetOperationDetails = ({ forgetOp }: { forgetOp: OperationForget }) =>
                 {"removed snapshot " + normalizeSnapshotId(f.id!) + " taken at " + formatTime(Number(f.unixTimeMs))} <br />
               </div>
             ))}</pre>
-            Policy:
+            {/* Policy:
             <ul>
               {policyDesc.map((desc, idx) => (
                 <li key={idx}>{desc}</li>
               ))}
-            </ul>
+            </ul> */}
           </>,
         },
       ]}