diff --git a/src/init.sh b/src/init.sh
index 594554e..8d568b5 100755
--- a/src/init.sh
+++ b/src/init.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ elif [ ! -e "${RCLONE_CONFIG:=/config/rclone.conf}" ]; then
     rclone --config "${RCLONE_CONFIG:=/config/rclone.conf}" config
 fi
 
-RCLONE_REMOTE="$(rclone listremotes | head -1)"
 
-echo "Using remote: $RCLONE_REMOTE"
+if [ -z "$RCLONE_REMOTE" ]; then
+    RCLONE_REMOTE="$(rclone listremotes | head -1)/backup"
+    echo "\$RCLONE_REMOTE not set. Defaulting to \"$RCLONE_REMOTE\""
+fi
 
 RESTIC_REPOSITORY="rclone:$RCLONE_REMOTE"