diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1a0bb4adc..762b690cd 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1578,4 +1578,5 @@
 * Various fixes for notifications
 * Add FTP support for apps
 * Add app version as part of info dialog
+* (backup) Do not abort archive if file(s) disappear
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4c07d9df8..5ad9cc298 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5940,9 +5940,8 @@
       }
     },
     "tar-fs": {
-      "version": "2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vaY0obB6Om/fso8a8vakQBzwholQ7v5+uy+tF3Ozvxv1KNezmVQAiWtcNmMHFSFPqL3dJA8ha6gdtFbfX9mcxA==",
+      "version": "github:cloudron-io/tar-fs#c941c1e364f5345686f92656238a1f8ce67232f3",
+      "from": "github:cloudron-io/tar-fs#ignore_file_removed",
       "requires": {
         "chownr": "^1.1.1",
         "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 998b1d429..734aaa978 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "split": "^1.0.1",
     "superagent": "^4.1.0",
     "supererror": "^0.7.2",
-    "tar-fs": "^2.0.0",
+    "tar-fs": "github:cloudron-io/tar-fs#ignore_file_removed",
     "tar-stream": "^2.0.1",
     "tldjs": "^2.3.1",
     "underscore": "^1.9.1",
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index 1a1e69635..3d3bb266e 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ function tarPack(dataLayout, key, callback) {
     var pack = tar.pack('/', {
         dereference: false, // pack the symlink and not what it points to
         entries: dataLayout.localPaths(),
+        ignoreFileRemoved: (path, err) => {
+            debug(`tarPack: ${path} got removed (${err.code}). ignoring`);
+            return true;
+        },
         map: function(header) {
             header.name = dataLayout.toRemotePath(header.name);
             return header;