diff --git a/src/pg_probackup.c b/src/pg_probackup.c
index 339c282f..3946f0c9 100644
--- a/src/pg_probackup.c
+++ b/src/pg_probackup.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (strcmp(argv[1], "agent") == 0 && argc > 2)
 		{
 			remote_agent = argv[2];
+			sleep(10);
 			if (strcmp(remote_agent, PROGRAM_VERSION) != 0)
 			{
 				uint32 agent_version = parse_program_version(remote_agent);
diff --git a/src/utils/remote.c b/src/utils/remote.c
index 139d4e4a..ab27bf71 100644
--- a/src/utils/remote.c
+++ b/src/utils/remote.c
@@ -137,9 +137,12 @@ bool launch_agent(void)
 				probackup = sep + 1;
 			}
 		}
-#endif
+		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s\\%s agent %s",
+					   instance_config.remote.path, probackup, PROGRAM_VERSION);
+#else
 		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s/%s agent %s",
 					   instance_config.remote.path, probackup, PROGRAM_VERSION);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "%s agent %s", pg_probackup, PROGRAM_VERSION);
 	}