diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/settings.html b/webadmin/src/views/settings.html
index bc9ed79fa..2b250d847 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/settings.html
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/settings.html
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': configureBackup.error.key }">
-                            <label class="control-label" for="inputConfigureBackupKey">Encryption Key</label>
-                            <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="configureBackup.key" id="inputConfigureBackupKey" name="prefix" ng-disabled="configureBackup.busy" placeholder="Encryption key for all backups" required>
+                            <label class="control-label" for="inputConfigureBackupKey">Encryption Key (optional)</label>
+                            <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="configureBackup.key" id="inputConfigureBackupKey" name="prefix" ng-disabled="configureBackup.busy" placeholder="Encryption key for all backups">
                         </div>
 
                         <input class="ng-hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="configureBackupForm.$invalid"/>
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/settings.js b/webadmin/src/views/settings.js
index a3d0700af..0c6f4d420 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/settings.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/settings.js
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('SettingsController', ['$scope', '$loca
                 // $scope.configureBackup.reset();
                 $('#configureBackupModal').modal('hide');
 
+                // TODO: be smarter and create new backup only when required
+                $scope.createBackup.doCreateBackup();
+
                 // now refresh the ui
                 Client.refreshConfig();
                 getBackupConfig();