diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_vmRunners/_AbstractXapi.js b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_vmRunners/_AbstractXapi.js
index d6e177157df..3634ac31ceb 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_vmRunners/_AbstractXapi.js
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_vmRunners/_AbstractXapi.js
@@ -79,20 +79,18 @@ class AbstractXapiVmBackupRunner extends Abstract {
         const targetSettings = {
           ...settings,
           ...allSettings[remoteId],
-          healthCheckSr,
         }
         if (targetSettings.exportRetention !== 0) {
-          writers.add(new BackupWriter({ backup: this, remoteId, settings: targetSettings }))
+          writers.add(new BackupWriter({ backup: this, remoteId, settings: targetSettings, healthCheckSr }))
         }
       })
       srs.forEach(sr => {
         const targetSettings = {
           ...settings,
           ...allSettings[sr.uuid],
-          healthCheckSr,
         }
         if (targetSettings.copyRetention !== 0) {
-          writers.add(new ReplicationWriter({ backup: this, sr, settings: targetSettings }))
+          writers.add(new ReplicationWriter({ backup: this, sr, settings: targetSettings, healthCheckSr }))
         }
       })
     }
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalXapiWriter.js b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalXapiWriter.js
index 5bfcd67c968..bd40a4d0df4 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalXapiWriter.js
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/IncrementalXapiWriter.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ exports.IncrementalXapiWriter = class IncrementalXapiWriter extends MixinXapiWri
         type: 'SR',
       },
     })
-    const hasHealthCheckSr = this._settings.healthCheckSr !== undefined
+    const hasHealthCheckSr = this._healthCheckSr !== undefined
     this.transfer = task.wrapFn(this.transfer)
     this.cleanup = task.wrapFn(this.cleanup, !hasHealthCheckSr)
     this.healthCheck = task.wrapFn(this.healthCheck, hasHealthCheckSr)
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_AbstractWriter.js b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_AbstractWriter.js
index 47602ac9128..c5e847599bd 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_AbstractWriter.js
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_AbstractWriter.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
 exports.AbstractWriter = class AbstractWriter {
-  constructor({ backup, settings }) {
+  constructor({ backup, settings, healthCheckSr }) {
     this._backup = backup
     this._settings = settings
+    this._healthCheckSr = healthCheckSr
   }
 
   beforeBackup() {}
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinRemoteWriter.js b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinRemoteWriter.js
index 1e3a54660e3..df7886f9f78 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinRemoteWriter.js
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinRemoteWriter.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ exports.MixinRemoteWriter = (BaseClass = Object) =>
     }
 
     healthCheck() {
-      const sr = this._settings.healthCheckSr
+      const sr = this._healthCheckSr
       assert.notStrictEqual(sr, undefined, 'SR should be defined before making a health check')
       assert.notStrictEqual(
         this._metadataFileName,
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinXapiWriter.js b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinXapiWriter.js
index fd49618867c..719666f1bc7 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinXapiWriter.js
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/backups/_runners/_writers/_MixinXapiWriter.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports.MixinXapiWriter = (BaseClass = Object) =>
     }
 
     healthCheck() {
-      const sr = this._settings.healthCheckSr
+      const sr = this._healthCheckSr
       assert.notStrictEqual(sr, undefined, 'SR should be defined before making a health check')
       assert.notEqual(this._targetVmRef, undefined, 'A vm should have been transfered to be health checked')
       // copy VM