diff --git a/roles/espe_backend/tasks/main.json b/roles/espe_backend/tasks/main.json
index 3ac9041..43dccbf 100644
--- a/roles/espe_backend/tasks/main.json
+++ b/roles/espe_backend/tasks/main.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 			"update_cache": true,
 			"pkg": [
 				"git",
-				"make"
+				"make",
+				"rsync"
 			]
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/roles/espe_backend/templates/conf.json.j2 b/roles/espe_backend/templates/conf.json.j2
index 70af84c..668ed19 100644
--- a/roles/espe_backend/templates/conf.json.j2
+++ b/roles/espe_backend/templates/conf.json.j2
@@ -68,26 +68,26 @@
 		},
 		"misc": {
 			"prefix_for_veiled_email_addresses": "{{var_espe_backend_settings_prefix_for_veiled_email_addresses}}",
-			"facultative_membership_number": {{var_espe_backend_settings_facultative_membership_number | json}}
+			"facultative_membership_number": {{var_espe_backend_settings_facultative_membership_number | to_json}}
 		},
 		"password_policy": {
 			"minimum_length": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_minimum_length | string}},
 			"maximum_length": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_maximum_length | string}},
-			"must_contain_letter": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_must_contain_letter | json}},
-			"must_contain_number": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_must_contain_number | json}},
-			"must_contain_special_character": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_must_contain_special_character | json}}
+			"must_contain_letter": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_must_contain_letter | to_json}},
+			"must_contain_number": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_must_contain_number | to_json}},
+			"must_contain_special_character": {{var_espe_backend_settings_password_policy_must_contain_special_character | to_json}}
 		},
 		"name_index": {
-			"veil": {{var_espe_backend_settings_name_index_veil | json}},
+			"veil": {{var_espe_backend_settings_name_index_veil | to_json}},
 			"salt": "{{var_espe_backend_settings_name_index_salt}}"
 		},
 		"connections": {
-			"frontend_url_base": {{var_espe_backend_settings_frontend_url_base | json}},
-			"login_url": {{var_espe_backend_settings_login_url | json}}
+			"frontend_url_base": {{var_espe_backend_settings_frontend_url_base | to_json}},
+			"login_url": {{var_espe_backend_settings_login_url | to_json}}
 		}
 	},
-	"admins": {{var_espe_backend_admins | json}},
+	"admins": {{var_espe_backend_admins | to_json}},
 	"output": {
-		"authelia": {{var_espe_backend_output_authelia | json}}
+		"authelia": {{var_espe_backend_output_authelia | to_json}}
 	}
 }