diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
index de546d5e..885b10d4 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ pub struct VerificationJobStatus {
             type: BackupNamespace,
             optional: true,
         },
-        "recursion-depth": {
+        "max-depth": {
             schema: crate::NS_MAX_DEPTH_SCHEMA,
             optional: true,
         },
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub struct TapeBackupJobSetup {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none", default)]
     pub ns: Option<BackupNamespace>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none", default)]
-    pub recursion_depth: Option<usize>,
+    pub max_depth: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 #[api(
diff --git a/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs b/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
index 624bfb05..6f888a73 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/tape_backup_job.rs
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ pub enum DeletableProperty {
     NotifyUser,
     /// Delete the 'group_filter' property
     GroupFilter,
+    /// Delete the 'max-depth' property
+    MaxDepth,
+    /// Delete the 'ns' property
+    Ns,
 }
 
 #[api(
@@ -207,6 +211,12 @@ pub fn update_tape_backup_job(
                 DeletableProperty::GroupFilter => {
                     data.setup.group_filter = None;
                 }
+                DeletableProperty::MaxDepth => {
+                    data.setup.max_depth = None;
+                }
+                DeletableProperty::Ns => {
+                    data.setup.ns = None;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -236,6 +246,12 @@ pub fn update_tape_backup_job(
     if update.setup.group_filter.is_some() {
         data.setup.group_filter = update.setup.group_filter;
     }
+    if update.setup.ns.is_some() {
+        data.setup.ns = update.setup.ns;
+    }
+    if update.setup.max_depth.is_some() {
+        data.setup.max_depth = update.setup.max_depth;
+    }
 
     let schedule_changed = data.schedule != update.schedule;
     if update.schedule.is_some() {
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
index 0c29b441..e2da7a49 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ fn backup_worker(
     let changer_name = update_media_online_status(&setup.drive)?;
 
     let root_namespace = setup.ns.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-    let ns_magic = !root_namespace.is_root() || setup.recursion_depth != Some(0);
+    let ns_magic = !root_namespace.is_root() || setup.max_depth != Some(0);
 
     let pool = MediaPool::with_config(status_path, pool_config, changer_name, false)?;
 
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@ fn backup_worker(
         PoolWriter::new(pool, &setup.drive, worker, email, force_media_set, ns_magic)?;
 
     let mut group_list = Vec::new();
-    let namespaces =
-        datastore.recursive_iter_backup_ns_ok(root_namespace, setup.recursion_depth)?;
+    let namespaces = datastore.recursive_iter_backup_ns_ok(root_namespace, setup.max_depth)?;
     for ns in namespaces {
         group_list.extend(datastore.list_backup_groups(ns)?);
     }