diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Runner.cs b/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Runner.cs
index 44e079216..80ee6b198 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Runner.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/RestAPI/Runner.cs
@@ -831,10 +831,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Server
                     UpdateMetadataError(databaseConnection, notificationUpdateService, data.Backup, ex);
                 Library.UsageReporter.Reporter.Report(ex);
 
-                if (!fromQueue)
-                    throw;
-
-                return null;
+                throw;
             }
             finally
             {