diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/storage/rclone.py b/components/renku_data_services/storage/rclone.py
index 3d2c4aa02..c4483853a 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/storage/rclone.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/storage/rclone.py
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ def transform_polybox_switchdriver_config(
 
         # Extract the user from the public link
         configuration["user"] = public_link.split("/")[-1]
+        # This allows both switch drive and polybox to handle modified times on files properly
+        configuration["vendor"] = "owncloud"
 
         return configuration