diff --git a/src/server/command_socket.rs b/src/server/command_socket.rs
index 6baefe19..8e2d3f64 100644
--- a/src/server/command_socket.rs
+++ b/src/server/command_socket.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 
 use futures::*;
 
diff --git a/src/server/formatter.rs b/src/server/formatter.rs
index d8cfc1b3..47b9b998 100644
--- a/src/server/formatter.rs
+++ b/src/server/formatter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{Error};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
 use hyper::{Body, Response, StatusCode};
diff --git a/src/server/h2service.rs b/src/server/h2service.rs
index 8682dc8d..9689b282 100644
--- a/src/server/h2service.rs
+++ b/src/server/h2service.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{Error};
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
diff --git a/src/server/rest.rs b/src/server/rest.rs
index 64a1bf6e..27ac93f2 100644
--- a/src/server/rest.rs
+++ b/src/server/rest.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 use futures::future::{self, FutureExt, TryFutureExt};
 use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
 use hyper::header;
diff --git a/src/server/state.rs b/src/server/state.rs
index 251931e3..41e910dd 100644
--- a/src/server/state.rs
+++ b/src/server/state.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{Error};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/daemon.rs b/src/tools/daemon.rs
index 7f367fe7..10921000 100644
--- a/src/tools/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/tools/daemon.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::panic::UnwindSafe;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 
 use proxmox::tools::io::{ReadExt, WriteExt};
 
diff --git a/src/tools/file_logger.rs b/src/tools/file_logger.rs
index 0861724d..c2c5aab7 100644
--- a/src/tools/file_logger.rs
+++ b/src/tools/file_logger.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use failure::*;
+use anyhow::{Error};
 use chrono::{TimeZone, Local};
 use std::io::Write;
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::io::Write;
 /// #### Example:
 /// ```
 /// #[macro_use] extern crate proxmox_backup;
-/// # use failure::*;
+/// # use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 /// use proxmox_backup::tools::FileLogger;
 ///
 /// # std::fs::remove_file("test.log");