diff --git a/ansible/hypervisors.yml b/ansible/hypervisors.yml
index 566fd58..2193e68 100644
--- a/ansible/hypervisors.yml
+++ b/ansible/hypervisors.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
         cmd: ifup -a
       when: interfaces.changed
 
+    - name: Delete externally managed environment file
+      shell:
+        cmd: "rm /usr/lib/python*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED"
+      register: rm
+      changed_when: "rm.rc == 0"
+      failed_when: "false"
+
   roles:
     - {role: ssh_ca_known_hosts, tags: ssh_ca_known_hosts}
     - {role: deploy_ssh_certificates, tags: deploy_ssh_certificates}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/borg/files/backup.yml b/ansible/roles/borg/files/backup.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d89b16..0000000
--- a/ansible/roles/borg/files/backup.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-location:
-  source_directories:
-    - /data
-  repositories:
-    - 'ssh://root@lewis.hyp/mnt/kingston1TB/hosts/{{ ansible_hostname }}'
-retention:
-  keep_daily: 7
-  keep_weekly: 4
-  keep_monthly: 6
-storage:
-  unknown_unencrypted_repo_access_is_ok: true
-hooks:
-  before_everything:
-    - /root/stop_vms.sh
-  after_everything:
-    - /root/start_vms.sh
diff --git a/ansible/roles/borg/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/borg/tasks/main.yml
index dc5686e..f7cc4dc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/borg/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/borg/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
       - borgbackup
       - borgmatic
 
+- name: Install apprise
+  pip:
+    name: apprise
+
 - name: Copy Borgmatic script
   template:
-    src: "{{ role_path }}/files/backup.yml"
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/backup.yml.j2"
     dest: /root/backup.yml
 
 - name: Copy start_vms.sh
diff --git a/ansible/roles/borg/templates/backup.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/borg/templates/backup.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..354a2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/borg/templates/backup.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# vi: ft=yaml
+location:
+  source_directories:
+    - /data
+  repositories:
+    - 'ssh://root@lewis.hyp/mnt/kingston1TB/hosts/{{ ansible_hostname }}'
+retention:
+  keep_daily: 7
+  keep_weekly: 4
+  keep_monthly: 6
+storage:
+  unknown_unencrypted_repo_access_is_ok: true
+hooks:
+  before_everything:
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Stopping VMs" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
+    - /root/stop_vms.sh
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Stopped VMs" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
+  after_everything:
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Starting VMs" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
+    - /root/start_vms.sh
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Started VMs" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
+  before_backup:
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Performing backup" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
+  after_backup:
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Backup done" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
+  on_error:
+    - 'apprise --body="{{ ansible_hostname }}: Backup error" {{ apprise_url }} || true'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/borg/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/borg/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a5d822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/borg/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+apprise_url: 'apprises://apprise.pim.kunis.nl:444/backups'