diff --git a/lib/python/logger.py b/lib/python/logger.py
index 54c2db6..0e9016a 100755
--- a/lib/python/logger.py
+++ b/lib/python/logger.py
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ class log(object):
         except Exception as e:
             # Make this non-fatal since we also log to journal for systemd?
             raise e
-        self.systemd()
+        self.chkSystemd()
         self.journald()
         self.Logger.setLevel(self.loglvls[self.loglvl])
         self.log_handlers()
 
-    def systemd(self):
+    def chkSystemd(self):
         # Add journald support if we're on systemd.
         # We probably are since we're most likely on Arch, but we don't want to
         # make assumptions.
diff --git a/ref/python.tips_tricks_and_dirty_hacks b/ref/python.tips_tricks_and_dirty_hacks
index 9847aef..00c4a23 100644
--- a/ref/python.tips_tricks_and_dirty_hacks
+++ b/ref/python.tips_tricks_and_dirty_hacks
@@ -170,3 +170,33 @@ os.setegid(my_gid)
 os.setgroups(my_grps)
 os.umask(old_umask)
 subprocess.run(['touch', '/tmp/parenttest'])
+
+###############################################################################
+
+
+Getting remote sshd version
+
+stdlib:
+----
+import socket
+
+try:
+    sock = socket.socket()
+    sock.settimeout(10)
+    sock.connect(('cylon', 22))
+    version = sock.recv(64).decode('utf-8').strip()
+    # version is a string like "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.9"
+    sock.close()
+except Exception as e:
+    # Obviously you can specify multiple exceptions to catch.
+    raise RuntimeError(e)
+----
+
+paramiko (does not require auth):
+----
+import paramiko
+
+t = paramiko.Transport(('cylon', 22))
+t.connect()
+t.remote_version
+----
diff --git a/storage/backups/borg/backup.py b/storage/backups/borg/backup.py
index 03c0751..dda9654 100755
--- a/storage/backups/borg/backup.py
+++ b/storage/backups/borg/backup.py
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ class Backup(object):
         if self.args['verbose']:
             handlers.append(logging.StreamHandler())
         if has_systemd:
-            h = journal.JournalHandler()
+            try:
+                h = journal.JournalHandler()
+            except AttributeError:
+                h = journal.JournaldLogHandler()
             h.setFormatter(_journalfmt)
             h.setLevel(loglvls[self.args['loglevel']])
             self.logger.addHandler(h)