diff --git a/borgmatic_setup.sh b/borgmatic_setup.sh
index 64f402f..d55371d 100755
--- a/borgmatic_setup.sh
+++ b/borgmatic_setup.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BORGMATIC_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/borgmatic/config.yaml" # Path to the borgmatic confi
 SSH_HOST="127.0.0.1" # Hostname or IP address of the backup server
 SSH_PORT="22" # SSH port of the backup server (default: 22)
 SSH_USER="root" # SSH user on the backup server
-SSH_PASSWORD="12345678" # Only required for ssh-copy-id
+SSH_PASSWORD="12345678" # Only required for copying the ssh key to the backup server
 SSH_KEY_NAME="borgmatic"
 SSH_KEY_TYPE="ed25519" # SSH key type (e.g. rsa, dsa, ecdsa, ed25519), default: ed25519
 SSH_KEY_FILE="/root/.ssh/${SSH_KEY_NAME}_${SSH_KEY_TYPE}"
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ if ! inf_follow "Checking if ssh key is already present on $SSH_HOST..." "\e[1;3
         echo ""
     fi
 
-    if ! inf_follow "Copying ssh key to $SSH_HOST..." "\e[1;32mOK\e[0m" "\e[1;31mFAILED\e[0m" run_command sshpass -p "$SSH_PASSWORD" ssh-copy-id -i "$SSH_KEY_FILE" -p "$SSH_PORT" -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST"; then
+    if ! inf_follow "Copying ssh key to $SSH_HOST..." "\e[1;32mOK\e[0m" "\e[1;31mFAILED\e[0m" run_command sudo sshpass -p "$SSH_PASSWORD" ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes -p "$SSH_PORT" "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST" 'mkdir -p .ssh && cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys' < "$SSH_KEY_FILE"; then
         err "Failed to copy ssh key to $SSH_HOST."
         err "Please validate your ssh password and and host settings and try again."
         err "If the error persists, please contact the support at $SCRIPT_SUPPORT."