diff --git a/pkg/restic/exec_commands.go b/pkg/restic/exec_commands.go
index 94c17c04a4..c4cf2fb297 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/exec_commands.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/exec_commands.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ func RunBackup(backupCmd *Command, log logrus.FieldLogger, updater uploader.Prog
 
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	if err != nil {
-		exec.LogErrorAsExitCode(err, log)
 		return stdoutBuf.String(), stderrBuf.String(), err
 	}
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ func RunBackup(backupCmd *Command, log logrus.FieldLogger, updater uploader.Prog
 
 	err = cmd.Wait()
 	if err != nil {
-		exec.LogErrorAsExitCode(err, log)
 		return stdoutBuf.String(), stderrBuf.String(), err
 	}
 	quit <- struct{}{}
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/provider/restic.go b/pkg/uploader/provider/restic.go
index 6c6cf5992c..f92cca72f8 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/provider/restic.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/provider/restic.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	velerov1api "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/restic"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/uploader"
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/util/exec"
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/util/filesystem"
 )
 
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ func (rp *resticProvider) RunBackup(
 			log.Debugf("Restic backup got empty dir with %s path", path)
 			return "", true, nil
 		}
+		exec.LogErrorAsExitCode(err, log)
 		return "", false, errors.WithStack(fmt.Errorf("error running restic backup command %s with error: %v stderr: %v", backupCmd.String(), err, stderrBuf))
 	}
 	// GetSnapshotID