diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backup/type b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backup/type
index 24e1098..f92f363 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backup/type
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backup/type
@@ -1 +1 @@
-service
+configuration
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupwk/type b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupwk/type
index 24e1098..f92f363 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupwk/type
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/backupwk/type
@@ -1 +1 @@
-service
+configuration
diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smeserver-backup b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smeserver-backup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc89587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smeserver-backup
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+ foreach my $sservice (qw(backup backupwk)) {
+  $DB->set_prop($sservice, "type", "configuration") if  ${$sservice}{type} eq "service";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/smeserver-backup.spec b/smeserver-backup.spec
index bf85f7e..fa9a7dd 100644
--- a/smeserver-backup.spec
+++ b/smeserver-backup.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver module to provide the backup panel
 %define name smeserver-backup
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 7
+%define release 8
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: Artistic
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Requires: smeserver-formmagick >= 1.4.0-12
 Requires: nfs-utils
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 05 2025 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-8.sme
+- change key type from service to configuration [SME: 11367]
+
 * Thu Nov 14 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-7.sme
 - fix startform/endform to start_form/end_form [SME: 12773]