diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
index 7b5a1f3d..b8640216 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/jobs.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const_regex! {
 
     /// Regex for verification jobs 'DATASTORE:ACTUAL_JOB_ID'
     pub VERIFICATION_JOB_WORKER_ID_REGEX = concat!(r"^(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r"):");
-    /// Regex for sync jobs 'REMOTE:REMOTE_DATASTORE:LOCAL_DATASTORE:(?:LOCAL_NS_ANCHOR:)ACTUAL_JOB_ID'
-    pub SYNC_JOB_WORKER_ID_REGEX = concat!(r"^(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r"):(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r"):(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r")(?::(", BACKUP_NS_RE!(), r"))?:");
+    /// Regex for sync jobs '(REMOTE|\-):REMOTE_DATASTORE:LOCAL_DATASTORE:(?:LOCAL_NS_ANCHOR:)ACTUAL_JOB_ID'
+    pub SYNC_JOB_WORKER_ID_REGEX = concat!(r"^(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r"|\-):(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r"):(", PROXMOX_SAFE_ID_REGEX_STR!(), r")(?::(", BACKUP_NS_RE!(), r"))?:");
 }
 
 pub const JOB_ID_SCHEMA: Schema = StringSchema::new("Job ID.")
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ pub const TRANSFER_LAST_SCHEMA: Schema =
         },
         remote: {
             schema: REMOTE_ID_SCHEMA,
+            optional: true,
         },
         "remote-store": {
             schema: DATASTORE_SCHEMA,
@@ -519,7 +520,9 @@ pub struct SyncJobConfig {
     pub ns: Option<BackupNamespace>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub owner: Option<Authid>,
-    pub remote: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    /// None implies local sync.
+    pub remote: Option<String>,
     pub remote_store: String,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub remote_ns: Option<BackupNamespace>,