diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue b/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue
index 816e257e9..7ad3dc5e7 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
     <div class="button-bar">
       <Button danger @click="onStopBackup()" v-if="lastTask.active" :loading="stopBackupBusy" :disabled="stopBackupBusy">{{ $t('backups.listing.stopTask') }}</Button>
-      <Button @click="onStartBackup()" v-else :loading="startBackupBusy" :disabled="startBackupBusy">{{ $t('app.backups.backups.createBackupAction') }}</Button>
+      <Button @click="onStartBackup()" v-else :loading="startBackupBusy" :disabled="startBackupBusy || app.error">{{ $t('app.backups.backups.createBackupAction') }}</Button>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>