diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue b/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue
index 9dd2ef215..c00064d65 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/app/Backups.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const t = i18n.t;
 import { ref, onMounted, useTemplateRef } from 'vue';
 import { Icon, Button, Switch, Checkbox, FormGroup, TextInput, TableView, ButtonGroup, Dialog, ProgressBar } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { prettyLongDate } from '@cloudron/pankow/utils';
-import { API_ORIGIN } from '../../constants.js';
+import { API_ORIGIN, RSTATES } from '../../constants.js';
 import { download } from '../../utils.js';
 import AppImportDialog from '../AppImportDialog.vue';
 import AppRestoreDialog from '../AppRestoreDialog.vue';
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
     <div class="button-bar">
       <Button danger @click="onStopBackup()" v-if="lastTask.active" :loading="stopBackupBusy" :disabled="stopBackupBusy">{{ $t('backups.listing.stopTask') }}</Button>
-      <Button @click="onStartBackup()" v-else :loading="startBackupBusy" :disabled="startBackupBusy || app.error">{{ $t('app.backups.backups.createBackupAction') }}</Button>
+      <Button @click="onStartBackup()" v-else :loading="startBackupBusy" :disabled="app.runState === RSTATES.STOPPED || startBackupBusy || !!app.error">{{ $t('app.backups.backups.createBackupAction') }}</Button>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>