diff --git a/lib/common.sh b/lib/common.sh
index e56b1c4..8b26fea 100644
--- a/lib/common.sh
+++ b/lib/common.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ assert_we_are_connected_to_the_internets() {
 
 assert_we_have_all_dependencies() {
     deps=("lynx" "jq" "python3" "pip3")
-    if [[ "${YNHDEV_BACKEND:-}" == "incus" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${lxc}" == "incus" ]]; then
         deps+=(incus)
-    else
+    elif [[ "${lxc}" == "lxc" ]]; then
         deps+=(lxc lxd)
     fi
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function set_incus_remote()
 
 function check_lxc_setup()
 {
-    if [[ "${YNHDEV_BACKEND:-}" == "incus" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${lxc}" == "incus" ]]; then
         check_incus_setup
     else
         check_lxd_setup
diff --git a/lib/lxc.sh b/lib/lxc.sh
index 597fadf..bb5a8a8 100644
--- a/lib/lxc.sh
+++ b/lib/lxc.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 # Check for LXC or Incus
 function switch_lxc_incus()
 {
-    if [[ "${YNHDEV_BACKEND:-}" == "incus" ]]; then
-        lxc=incus
+    if [[ -z "${YNHDEV_BACKEND:-}" ]]; then
+        # Autodetect because no preference was specified
+        if command -v incus 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+            lxc="incus"
+        else
+            lxc="lxc"
+        fi
     else
-        lxc=lxc
+        lxc="${YNHDEV_BACKEND}"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/package_check.sh b/package_check.sh
index 3d710e4..ab45977 100755
--- a/package_check.sh
+++ b/package_check.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ print_help() {
     -S, --storage-dir DIRECTORY Where to store temporary test files like yunohost backups
     -h, --help                  Display this help
 
-    Pass YNHDEV_BACKEND=incus to use incus instead of lxd.
+    Pass YNHDEV_BACKEND=incus|lxd to use a specific LXD-compatible backend.
 
 EOF
 exit 0