diff --git a/src/backuptask.js b/src/backuptask.js
index ca0c0b794..f4d974061 100644
--- a/src/backuptask.js
+++ b/src/backuptask.js
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ async function copy(backupConfig, srcRemotePath, destRemotePath, progressCallbac
     const newFilePath = backupFormat.api(format).getBackupFilePath(backupConfig, destRemotePath);
 
     const startTime = new Date();
-    await safe(storage.api(provider).copy(backupConfig, oldFilePath, newFilePath, progressCallback));
+    const [copyError] = await safe(storage.api(provider).copy(backupConfig, oldFilePath, newFilePath, progressCallback));
+    if (copyError) {
+        debug(`copy: copied to ${destRemotePath} errored. error: ${copyError.message}`);
+        throw copyError;
+    }
     debug(`copy: copied successfully to ${destRemotePath}. Took ${(new Date() - startTime)/1000} seconds`);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/storage/s3.js b/src/storage/s3.js
index 408c00147..12173e860 100644
--- a/src/storage/s3.js
+++ b/src/storage/s3.js
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ async function copy(apiConfig, oldFilePath, newFilePath, progressCallback) {
     }));
 
     progressCallback({ message: `Copied ${total} files with error: ${copyError}` });
+    if (copyError) throw copyError;
 }
 
 async function remove(apiConfig, filename) {