diff --git a/install/emoncms_modules.sh b/install/emoncms_modules.sh
index 96f145b..e2c0a31 100755
--- a/install/emoncms_modules.sh
+++ b/install/emoncms_modules.sh
@@ -48,22 +48,5 @@ for module in ${!symlinked_emoncms_modules[@]}; do
     fi
 done
 
-# backup module
-if [ -d $emoncms_dir/modules/backup ]; then
-    cd $emoncms_dir/modules/backup
-    if [ ! -f config.cfg ]; then
-        cp default.config.cfg config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~USER~$user~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~BACKUP_SCRIPT_LOCATION~$emoncms_dir/modules/backup~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~EMONCMS_LOCATION~$emoncms_www~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~BACKUP_LOCATION~$emoncms_datadir/backup~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~DATABASE_PATH~$emoncms_datadir~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~EMONHUB_CONFIG_PATH~/etc/emonhub~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~EMONHUB_SPECIMEN_CONFIG~$openenergymonitor_dir/emonhub/conf~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~BACKUP_SOURCE_PATH~$emoncms_datadir/backup/uploads~" config.cfg
-    fi
-    cd
-fi
-
 echo "Update Emoncms database"
 php $openenergymonitor_dir/EmonScripts/common/emoncmsdbupdate.php
diff --git a/update/emoncms_modules.sh b/update/emoncms_modules.sh
index 6c6f82d..c1cfbb0 100755
--- a/update/emoncms_modules.sh
+++ b/update/emoncms_modules.sh
@@ -81,21 +81,11 @@ for M in $emoncms_dir/modules/*; do
   fi
 done
 
-# backup module
-if [ -d $emoncms_dir/modules/backup ]; then
-    cd $emoncms_dir/modules/backup
-    if [ ! -f config.cfg ]; then
-        cp default.config.cfg config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~USER~$user~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~BACKUP_SCRIPT_LOCATION~$emoncms_dir/modules/backup~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~EMONCMS_LOCATION~$emoncms_www~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~BACKUP_LOCATION~$openenergymonitor_dir/data~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~DATABASE_PATH~$emoncms_datadir~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~EMONHUB_CONFIG_PATH~/etc/emonhub~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~EMONHUB_SPECIMEN_CONFIG~$openenergymonitor_dir/emonhub/conf~" config.cfg
-        sed -i "s~BACKUP_SOURCE_PATH~$openenergymonitor_dir/data/uploads~" config.cfg
-    fi
-    cd
+# run module install (& update) script if present
+module=backup
+if [ -f $emoncms_dir/modules/$module/install.sh ]; then
+    $emoncms_dir/modules/$module/install.sh $openenergymonitor_dir
+    echo
 fi
 
 echo "Update Emoncms database"