diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index f0d118f3f..8452f253d 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -479,11 +479,10 @@ function backup(app, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    var prefix = (new Date()).toISOString().replace(/[T.]/g, '-').replace(/[:Z]/g,'');
 
     async.series([
         updateApp.bind(null, app, { installationProgress: '10, Backing up' }),
-        backups.backupApp.bind(null, app, app.manifest, prefix),
+        backups.backupApp.bind(null, app, app.manifest),
 
         // done!
         function (callback) {
@@ -607,11 +606,9 @@ function update(app, callback) {
         function (next) {
             if (app.installationState === appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_FORCE_UPDATE) return next(null);
 
-            var prefix = (new Date()).toISOString().replace(/[T.]/g, '-').replace(/[:Z]/g,'');
-
             async.series([
                 updateApp.bind(null, app, { installationProgress: '30, Backing up app' }),
-                backups.backupApp.bind(null, app, app.oldConfig.manifest, prefix)
+                backups.backupApp.bind(null, app, app.oldConfig.manifest)
             ], next);
         },
 
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index e61d6ba72..6388c91f9 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ function uploadAppSnapshot(backupConfig, app, manifest, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function backupApp(app, manifest, timestamp, callback) {
+function backupAppWithTimestamp(app, manifest, timestamp, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert(manifest && typeof manifest === 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof timestamp, 'string');
@@ -645,6 +645,22 @@ function backupApp(app, manifest, timestamp, callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function backupApp(app, manifest, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
+    assert(manifest && typeof manifest === 'object');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    const timestamp = (new Date()).toISOString().replace(/[T.]/g, '-').replace(/[:Z]/g,'');
+
+    progress.set(progress.BACKUP, 10,  'Backing up ' + (app.altDomain || config.appFqdn(app.location)));
+
+    backupAppWithTimestamp(app, manifest, timestamp, function (error) {
+        progress.set(progress.BACKUP, 100, error ? error.message : '');
+
+        callback(error);
+    });
+}
+
 // this function expects you to have a lock
 function backupBoxAndApps(auditSource, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
@@ -673,7 +689,7 @@ function backupBoxAndApps(auditSource, callback) {
                 return iteratorCallback(null, app.lastBackupId); // just use the last backup
             }
 
-            backupApp(app, app.manifest, timestamp, function (error, backupId) {
+            backupAppWithTimestamp(app, app.manifest, timestamp, function (error, backupId) {
                 if (error && error.reason !== BackupsError.BAD_STATE) {
                     debugApp(app, 'Unable to backup', error);
                     return iteratorCallback(error);
diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index a648eba2a..ddfca89d9 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ function getConfig(callback) {
                     fqdn: config.fqdn(),
                     version: config.version(),
                     update: updateChecker.getUpdateInfo(),
-                    progress: progress.get(),
+                    progress: progress.getAll(),
                     isCustomDomain: config.isCustomDomain(),
                     isDemo: config.isDemo(),
                     developerMode: developerMode,
diff --git a/src/progress.js b/src/progress.js
index bb445d978..0252809ad 100644
--- a/src/progress.js
+++ b/src/progress.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     set: set,
     setDetail: setDetail,
     clear: clear,
-    get: get,
+    getAll: getAll,
 
     UPDATE: 'update',
     BACKUP: 'backup',
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ function clear(tag) {
     debug('clearing %s', tag);
 }
 
-function get() {
+function get(tag) {
+    return progress[tag];
+}
+
+function getAll() {
     return progress;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/routes/cloudron.js b/src/routes/cloudron.js
index c6506b6eb..ba1c11e0e 100644
--- a/src/routes/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/routes/cloudron.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function getStatus(req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function getProgress(req, res, next) {
-    return next(new HttpSuccess(200, progress.get()));
+    return next(new HttpSuccess(200, progress.getAll()));
 }
 
 function reboot(req, res, next) {