diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 79222198d..f6ab468d2 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     setupDashboard: setupDashboard,
 
-    runSystemChecks: runSystemChecks,
+    runSystemChecks: runSystemChecks
 };
 
 var addons = require('./addons.js'),
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ function onActivated(callback) {
     // 2. the restore code path can run without sudo (since mail/ is non-root)
     async.series([
         platform.start,
-        cron.startJobs
+        cron.startJobs,
+        function checkBackupConfiguration(callback) {
+            backups.checkConfiguration(function (error, message) {
+                if (error) return callback(error);
+                notifications.alert(notifications.ALERT_BACKUP_CONFIG, 'Backup configuration is unsafe', message, callback);
+            });
+        }
     ], callback);
 }
 
@@ -168,24 +174,11 @@ function runSystemChecks(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     async.parallel([
-        checkBackupConfiguration,
         checkMailStatus,
         checkRebootRequired
     ], callback);
 }
 
-function checkBackupConfiguration(callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    debug('checking backup configuration');
-
-    backups.checkConfiguration(function (error, message) {
-        if (error) return callback(error);
-
-        notifications.alert(notifications.ALERT_BACKUP_CONFIG, 'Backup configuration is unsafe', message, callback);
-    });
-}
-
 function checkMailStatus(callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');