diff --git a/src/scripts/backupapp.sh b/src/scripts/backupapp.sh
index 646991dd6..b1ee068ea 100755
--- a/src/scripts/backupapp.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/backupapp.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ readonly app_data_snapshot="${DATA_DIR}/snapshots/${app_id}-${now}"
 
 btrfs subvolume snapshot -r "${app_data_dir}" "${app_data_snapshot}"
 
+# will be checked at the end
+try=0
+
 if [[ "$1" == "s3" ]]; then
     # Upload config.json first because uploading tarball might take a lot of time, leading to token expiry
     for try in `seq 1 5`; do
diff --git a/src/scripts/backupbox.sh b/src/scripts/backupbox.sh
index e0626f693..f011eb732 100755
--- a/src/scripts/backupbox.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/backupbox.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ mysqldump -u root -ppassword --single-transaction --routines --triggers box > "$
 echo "Snapshoting backup as backup-${now}"
 btrfs subvolume snapshot -r "${BOX_DATA_DIR}" "${box_snapshot_dir}"
 
+# will be checked at the end
+try=0
+
 if [[ "$1" == "s3" ]]; then
     for try in `seq 1 5`; do
         echo "Uploading backup to ${s3_url} (try ${try})"