diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e957a0886..d4b3bb2f3 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1921,4 +1921,5 @@
 * mail: aliases can be across domains
 * mail: allow an external MX to be set
 * Add UI to download backup config as JSON (and import it)
+* Ensure stopped apps are getting backed up
 
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index 10aefc4bc..7c1420bf1 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -855,9 +855,10 @@ function backupBoxWithAppBackupIds(appBackupIds, tag, progressCallback, callback
 }
 
 function canBackupApp(app) {
-    // only backup apps that are installed or pending configure or called from apptask. Rest of them are in some
-    // state not good for consistent backup (i.e addons may not have been setup completely)
-    return (app.installationState === apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED && app.health === apps.HEALTH_HEALTHY) ||
+    // only backup apps that are installed or specific pending states
+    // we used to check the health here but that doesn't work for stopped apps. it's better to just fail
+    // and inform the user if the backup fails and the app addons have not been setup yet.
+    return  app.installationState === apps.ISTATE_INSTALLED ||
             app.installationState === apps.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE ||
             app.installationState === apps.ISTATE_PENDING_BACKUP ||  // called from apptask
             app.installationState === apps.ISTATE_PENDING_UPDATE; // called from apptask