diff --git a/src/backend/backup/worker/mod.rs b/src/backend/backup/worker/mod.rs
index c433b90..286b488 100644
--- a/src/backend/backup/worker/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/backup/worker/mod.rs
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ fn perform_backup(backup: backup::Backup) -> Result<()> {
         create_dir_all(&tmp)?;
 
         let status = Command::new("bash")
-            .arg(format!("{dir}/helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh"))
+            .arg(format!("{dir}helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh"))
             .arg("backup")
             .arg("all")
             .env("MAILCOW_BACKUP_LOCATION", &tmp)
             .status()?;
 
         if !status.success() {
-            return Err(Error::msg("Failed to create mailcow backup}"));
+            bail!("Failed to create mailcow backup: {}", status);
         }
 
         add_dir_to_archive(&mut archive, &Path::new(&tmp), "mailcow", options)?;