diff --git a/app/Models/Backup.php b/app/Models/Backup.php
index e164b1ae3..5a8ab28e3 100644
--- a/app/Models/Backup.php
+++ b/app/Models/Backup.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
  * @property string $name
  * @property string[] $ignored_files
  * @property string $disk
- * @property string|null $sha256_hash
+ * @property string|null $checksum
  * @property int $bytes
  * @property \Carbon\CarbonImmutable|null $completed_at
  * @property \Carbon\CarbonImmutable $created_at
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Backup extends Model
      */
     protected $attributes = [
         'is_successful' => true,
-        'sha256_hash' => null,
+        'checksum' => null,
         'bytes' => 0,
     ];
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Backup extends Model
         'name' => 'required|string',
         'ignored_files' => 'array',
         'disk' => 'required|string',
-        'sha256_hash' => 'nullable|string',
+        'checksum' => 'nullable|string',
         'bytes' => 'numeric',
     ];
 
diff --git a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BackupTransformer.php b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BackupTransformer.php
index 15d6b357f..d5acd41fe 100644
--- a/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BackupTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Transformers/Api/Client/BackupTransformer.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class BackupTransformer extends BaseClientTransformer
             'is_successful' => $backup->is_successful,
             'name' => $backup->name,
             'ignored_files' => $backup->ignored_files,
-            'sha256_hash' => $backup->sha256_hash,
+            'checksum' => $backup->checksum,
             'bytes' => $backup->bytes,
             'created_at' => $backup->created_at->toIso8601String(),
             'completed_at' => $backup->completed_at ? $backup->completed_at->toIso8601String() : null,
diff --git a/database/migrations/2020_08_23_175331_modify_checksums_column_for_backups.php b/database/migrations/2020_08_23_175331_modify_checksums_column_for_backups.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a9013cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2020_08_23_175331_modify_checksums_column_for_backups.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class ModifyChecksumsColumnForBackups extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->renameColumn('sha256_hash', 'checksum');
+        });
+
+        Schema::table('backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            DB::update('UPDATE backups SET checksum = CONCAT(\'sha256:\', checksum)');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->renameColumn('checksum', 'sha256_hash');
+        });
+
+        Schema::table('backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            DB::update('UPDATE backups SET sha256_hash = SUBSTRING(sha256_hash, 8)');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/scripts/api/server/types.d.ts b/resources/scripts/api/server/types.d.ts
index e11a39c45..b37fae402 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/api/server/types.d.ts
+++ b/resources/scripts/api/server/types.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export interface ServerBackup {
     isSuccessful: boolean;
     name: string;
     ignoredFiles: string;
-    sha256Hash: string;
+    checksum: string;
     bytes: number;
     createdAt: Date;
     completedAt: Date | null;
diff --git a/resources/scripts/api/transformers.ts b/resources/scripts/api/transformers.ts
index 53ee514ed..595f2b9c8 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/api/transformers.ts
+++ b/resources/scripts/api/transformers.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const rawDataToServerBackup = ({ attributes }: FractalResponseData): Serv
     isSuccessful: attributes.is_successful,
     name: attributes.name,
     ignoredFiles: attributes.ignored_files,
-    sha256Hash: attributes.sha256_hash,
+    checksum: attributes.checksum,
     bytes: attributes.bytes,
     createdAt: new Date(attributes.created_at),
     completedAt: attributes.completed_at ? new Date(attributes.completed_at) : null,
diff --git a/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupContextMenu.tsx b/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupContextMenu.tsx
index 9542389cc..422155cf9 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupContextMenu.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default ({ backup }: Props) => {
                 appear
                 visible={visible}
                 onDismissed={() => setVisible(false)}
-                checksum={backup.sha256Hash}
+                checksum={backup.checksum}
             />
             }
             <ConfirmationModal
diff --git a/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupRow.tsx b/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupRow.tsx
index e6a16a2f1..d4d68d58e 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupRow.tsx
+++ b/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/BackupRow.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default ({ backup, className }: Props) => {
                 items: data.items.map(b => b.uuid !== backup.uuid ? b : ({
                     ...b,
                     isSuccessful: parsed.is_successful || true,
-                    sha256Hash: parsed.sha256_hash || '',
+                    checksum: parsed.checksum || '',
                     bytes: parsed.file_size || 0,
                     completedAt: new Date(),
                 })),
diff --git a/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/ChecksumModal.tsx b/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/ChecksumModal.tsx
index 91b275904..f37774f59 100644
--- a/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/ChecksumModal.tsx
+++ b/resources/scripts/components/server/backups/ChecksumModal.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const ChecksumModal = ({ checksum, ...props }: RequiredModalProps & { checksum:
     <Modal {...props}>
         <h3 css={tw`mb-6`}>Verify file checksum</h3>
         <p css={tw`text-sm`}>
-            The SHA256 checksum of this file is:
+            The checksum of this file is:
         </p>
         <pre css={tw`mt-2 text-sm p-2 bg-neutral-900 rounded`}>
             <code css={tw`block font-mono`}>{checksum}</code>