diff --git a/src/views/backups.html b/src/views/backups.html
index e1084921f..2ee51ce13 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.html
+++ b/src/views/backups.html
@@ -216,14 +216,6 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-md-11" ng-show="createBackup.busy">
-        <p class="text-muted status" style="text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden">
-          {{ createBackup.detail || 'Syncing ...' }}
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-md-6">
         <p ng-show="createBackup.busy">{{ createBackup.message }}</p>
diff --git a/src/views/backups.js b/src/views/backups.js
index cf1d9bd97..6d3e0227c 100644
--- a/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/src/views/backups.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
         percent: 0,
         message: '',
         errorMessage: '',
-        result: '',
 
         updateStatus: function () {
             Client.getTaskProgress('backup', function (error, data) {
@@ -98,9 +97,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
 
                     $scope.createBackup.busy = false;
                     $scope.createBackup.message = '';
-                    $scope.createBackup.detail = '';
                     $scope.createBackup.percent = 100; // indicates that 'result' is valid
-                    $scope.createBackup.result = data.result;
+                    $scope.createBackup.errorMessage = data.errorMessage;
 
                     return fetchBackups();
                 }
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
                 $scope.createBackup.busy = true;
                 $scope.createBackup.percent = data.percent;
                 $scope.createBackup.message = data.message;
-                $scope.createBackup.detail = data.detail;
                 window.setTimeout($scope.createBackup.updateStatus, 500);
             });
         },