diff --git a/src/restic/backend/location/location_test.go b/src/restic/backend/location/location_test.go
index fe07ee506..47260669a 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/location/location_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/location/location_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var parseTests = []struct {
 			Config: sftp.Config{
 				User: "user",
 				Host: "host",
-				Dir:  "/srv/repo",
+				Path: "/srv/repo",
 			},
 		},
 	},
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var parseTests = []struct {
 			Config: sftp.Config{
 				User: "",
 				Host: "host",
-				Dir:  "/srv/repo",
+				Path: "/srv/repo",
 			},
 		},
 	},
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var parseTests = []struct {
 			Config: sftp.Config{
 				User: "user",
 				Host: "host",
-				Dir:  "srv/repo",
+				Path: "srv/repo",
 			},
 		},
 	},
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var parseTests = []struct {
 			Config: sftp.Config{
 				User: "user",
 				Host: "host",
-				Dir:  "/srv/repo",
+				Path: "/srv/repo",
 			},
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/config.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/config.go
index 9a1ac35de..4321e71ad 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/sftp/config.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/sftp/config.go
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import (
 
 // Config collects all information required to connect to an sftp server.
 type Config struct {
-	User, Host, Dir string
-	Layout          string `option:"layout"`
-	Command         string `option:"command"`
+	User, Host, Path string
+	Layout           string `option:"layout"`
+	Command          string `option:"command"`
 }
 
 // ParseConfig parses the string s and extracts the sftp config. The
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ func ParseConfig(s string) (interface{}, error) {
 	return Config{
 		User: user,
 		Host: host,
-		Dir:  path.Clean(dir),
+		Path: path.Clean(dir),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/config_test.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/config_test.go
index d0350745c..44439005e 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/sftp/config_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/sftp/config_test.go
@@ -9,53 +9,53 @@ var configTests = []struct {
 	// first form, user specified sftp://user@host/dir
 	{
 		"sftp://user@host/dir/subdir",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "dir/subdir"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp://host/dir/subdir",
-		Config{Host: "host", Dir: "dir/subdir"},
+		Config{Host: "host", Path: "dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp://host//dir/subdir",
-		Config{Host: "host", Dir: "/dir/subdir"},
+		Config{Host: "host", Path: "/dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp://host:10022//dir/subdir",
-		Config{Host: "host:10022", Dir: "/dir/subdir"},
+		Config{Host: "host:10022", Path: "/dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp://user@host:10022//dir/subdir",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host:10022", Dir: "/dir/subdir"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host:10022", Path: "/dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp://user@host/dir/subdir/../other",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "dir/other"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "dir/other"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp://user@host/dir///subdir",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "dir/subdir"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "dir/subdir"},
 	},
 
 	// second form, user specified sftp:user@host:/dir
 	{
 		"sftp:user@host:/dir/subdir",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "/dir/subdir"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "/dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp:host:../dir/subdir",
-		Config{Host: "host", Dir: "../dir/subdir"},
+		Config{Host: "host", Path: "../dir/subdir"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp:user@host:dir/subdir:suffix",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "dir/subdir:suffix"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "dir/subdir:suffix"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp:user@host:dir/subdir/../other",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "dir/other"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "dir/other"},
 	},
 	{
 		"sftp:user@host:dir///subdir",
-		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Dir: "dir/subdir"},
+		Config{User: "user", Host: "host", Path: "dir/subdir"},
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp.go b/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp.go
index b0b796df6..356317ba6 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/sftp/sftp.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type SFTP struct {
 	result <-chan error
 
 	backend.Layout
+	Config
 }
 
 var _ restic.Backend = &SFTP{}