diff --git a/platform/modules/backups.py b/platform/modules/backups.py
index 6b38b91..23b2cd6 100644
--- a/platform/modules/backups.py
+++ b/platform/modules/backups.py
@@ -588,42 +588,53 @@ def get_all_stats():
 
 
 # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# SYSTEM INFO — single batched SSH call
+# SYSTEM INFO
 # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 def get_system_info():
     if RUNNING_ON_MAIN_SERVER:
-        # Read directly from /proc (works in container with host /proc)
         try:
-            # CPU
-            with open('/proc/stat') as f:
-                cpu = f.readline().split()
-            idle = int(cpu[4])
-            total = sum(int(x) for x in cpu[1:])
-            cpu_pct = round(100 * (1 - idle/total), 1) if total else 0
+            import time
 
-            # Memory
+            # ── CPU — two reads with delta (single snapshot always gives ~0%) ──
+            def _read_cpu():
+                with open('/proc/stat') as f:
+                    fields = f.readline().split()
+                idle  = int(fields[4])
+                total = sum(int(x) for x in fields[1:])
+                return idle, total
+
+            idle1, total1 = _read_cpu()
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+            idle2, total2 = _read_cpu()
+
+            idle_delta  = idle2  - idle1
+            total_delta = total2 - total1
+            cpu_pct = round(100 * (1 - idle_delta / total_delta), 1) if total_delta else 0.0
+
+            # ── Memory ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
             mem = {}
             with open('/proc/meminfo') as f:
                 for line in f:
-                    k, v = line.split(':')
-                    mem[k.strip()] = int(v.strip().split()[0])
+                    parts = line.split(':')
+                    if len(parts) == 2:
+                        mem[parts[0].strip()] = int(parts[1].strip().split()[0])
             mem_total_mb = mem['MemTotal'] // 1024
             mem_used_mb  = (mem['MemTotal'] - mem['MemAvailable']) // 1024
             mem_pct      = round(100 * mem_used_mb / mem_total_mb) if mem_total_mb else 0
 
-            # Disk
+            # ── Disk ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
             import shutil
-            disk = shutil.disk_usage('/')
+            disk          = shutil.disk_usage('/')
             disk_used_gb  = round(disk.used  / 1024**3, 1)
             disk_total_gb = round(disk.total / 1024**3, 1)
             disk_pct      = round(100 * disk.used / disk.total)
 
-            # Load
+            # ── Load ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
             with open('/proc/loadavg') as f:
                 load = f.read().split()[:3]
 
-            # Uptime
+            # ── Uptime ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
             with open('/proc/uptime') as f:
                 secs = int(float(f.read().split()[0]))
             days = secs // 86400
@@ -631,7 +642,7 @@ def get_system_info():
             mins = (secs % 3600) // 60
             uptime = f"up {days}d {hrs}h {mins}m" if days else f"up {hrs}h {mins}m"
 
-            # Docker version
+            # ── Docker version + hostname ─────────────────────────────────────────
             docker_v, _ = _run("docker --version 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f3 | tr -d ','")
             hostname, _ = _run("cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname 2>/dev/null || hostname")
 
@@ -647,4 +658,39 @@ def get_system_info():
                 'hostname': hostname.strip() or 'main server',
             }
         except Exception as e:
-            pass  # fall through to SSH method
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+            print(f"[system_info] /proc read failed: {e}")
+            # fall through to SSH method below
+
+    # ── Fallback: SSH to main server (used when RUNNING_ON_MAIN_SERVER = False) ──
+    cmd = (
+        "CPU=$(top -bn2 -d0.5 | grep 'Cpu(s)' | tail -1 | "
+        "awk '{print 100 - $8}' 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A'); "
+        "MEM=$(free -m | awk 'NR==2{printf \"%s/%sMB\", $3, $2}'); "
+        "MEM_PCT=$(free -m | awk 'NR==2{printf \"%d\", $3/$2*100}'); "
+        "DISK=$(df -h / | awk 'NR==2{print $3\"/\"$2}'); "
+        "DISK_PCT=$(df / | awk 'NR==2{print $5}' | tr -d '%'); "
+        "LOAD=$(cat /proc/loadavg | awk '{print $1, $2, $3}'); "
+        "UPTIME=$(uptime -p 2>/dev/null || uptime); "
+        "DOCKER=$(docker --version 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f3 | tr -d ','); "
+        "HOST=$(hostname); "
+        "echo \"$CPU|$MEM|$MEM_PCT|$DISK|$DISK_PCT|$LOAD|$UPTIME|$DOCKER|$HOST\""
+    )
+    stdout, stderr = _ssh_main(cmd, timeout=20)
+    if not stdout:
+        return {}
+
+    parts = stdout.split('|')
+    if len(parts) < 9:
+        return {}
+
+    return {
+        'cpu_pct':  parts[0].strip(),
+        'memory':   parts[1].strip(),
+        'mem_pct':  parts[2].strip(),
+        'disk':     parts[3].strip(),
+        'disk_pct': parts[4].strip(),
+        'load':     parts[5].strip(),
+        'uptime':   parts[6].strip(),
+        'docker_v': parts[7].strip() or 'N/A',
+        'hostname': parts[8].strip() or 'main server',
+    }
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