diff --git a/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/logic/utility_controller.py b/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/logic/utility_controller.py
index 2fd4688..5b9d97d 100644
--- a/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/logic/utility_controller.py
+++ b/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/logic/utility_controller.py
@@ -73,18 +73,24 @@ def diagnose() -> 'Response':
         else:
             server_dict[server] = Server(conf)
 
-    available_models = barman.__config__.model_names()
-    model_dict = {}
-    for model in available_models:  # pyright: ignore
-        model_dict[model] = barman.__config__.get_model(model)
-
     # errors list with duplicate paths between servers
     errors_list = barman.__config__.servers_msg_list
 
-    barman_diagnose.exec_diagnose(server_dict,
-                                  model_dict,
-                                  errors_list,
-                                  show_config_source=False)
+    try:
+        available_models = barman.__config__.model_names()
+        model_dict = {}
+        for model in available_models:  # pyright: ignore
+            model_dict[model] = barman.__config__.get_model(model)
+
+        barman_diagnose.exec_diagnose(server_dict,
+                                      model_dict,
+                                      errors_list,
+                                      show_config_source=False)
+    # An attribute error is thown when calling `model_names()` if using Barman
+    # older than 3.10, in which case models are not yet implemented, so we fall
+    # back to the old signature of diagnose command.
+    except AttributeError:
+        barman_diagnose.exec_diagnose(server_dict, errors_list)
 
     # new outputs are appended, so grab the last one
     stored_output = json.loads(output._writer.json_output["_INFO"][-1])
diff --git a/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/tests/test_utility_controller.py b/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/tests/test_utility_controller.py
index b7cc281..b8600c9 100644
--- a/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/tests/test_utility_controller.py
+++ b/pg_backup_api/pg_backup_api/tests/test_utility_controller.py
@@ -91,6 +91,29 @@ def test_diagnose_ok(self, client):
         assert response.status_code == 200
         assert response.data == b'{"global":{"config":{}}}\n'
 
+    @patch("pg_backup_api.logic.utility_controller.barman_diagnose", Mock())
+    @patch.dict(
+        "pg_backup_api.logic.utility_controller.output._writer.json_output",
+        {
+            '_INFO': ['SOME', 'JSON', 'ENTRIES', '{"global":{"config":{}}}'],
+        },
+    )
+    def test_diagnose_ok_old_barman(self, client):
+        """Test ``/diagnose`` endpoint.
+
+        Ensure a ``GET`` request returns ``200`` and the expected JSON output,
+        even if using Barman 3.9 or older, in which case models implementation
+        is not available.
+        """
+        path = "/diagnose"
+
+        with patch("barman.__config__") as mock_config:
+            mock_config.model_names.side_effect = AttributeError("Old Barman")
+            response = client.get(path)
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.data == b'{"global":{"config":{}}}\n'
+
     def test_diagnose_not_allowed(self, client):
         """Test ``/diagnose`` endpoint.