diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/BackupProviderForm.vue b/dashboard/src/components/BackupProviderForm.vue
index 2a2575286..8995e1eb7 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/BackupProviderForm.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/BackupProviderForm.vue
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 <template>
   <div>
-    <div class="error-label" v-show="formError.generic">{{ formError.generic }}</div>
+    <!-- when provisioning, the error has to be shown on top of the backup path in the view itself -->
+    <div class="error-label" v-if="!provisioning && formError.generic">{{ formError.generic }}</div>
 
     <FormGroup>
       <label for="providerInput">{{ $t('backups.configureBackupStorage.provider') }} <sup><a href="https://docs.cloudron.io/backups/#storage-providers" class="help" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a></sup></label>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/RestoreView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/RestoreView.vue
index 307e825ba..00faa3751 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/RestoreView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/RestoreView.vue
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
           <fieldset :disabled="busy">
             <input type="submit" style="display: none;"/>
 
+            <!-- when provisioning=true BackupProviderForm won't display the error since we want to show the error above remotePath -->
+            <div class="error-label" v-show="formError.generic">{{ formError.generic }}</div>
+
             <!-- remotePath contains the prefix as well -->
             <FormGroup>
               <label for="inputRemotePath">{{ $t('app.importBackupDialog.remotePath') }} <sup><a href="https://docs.cloudron.io/backups/#import-app-backup" class="help" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a></sup></label>