diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/98_backup.pm b/fhem/FHEM/98_backup.pm
index e4a9c6133..face9ad81 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/98_backup.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/98_backup.pm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use warnings;
 sub CommandBackup($$);
 sub parseConfig($);
 sub readModpath($$);
-sub createArchiv($$);
+sub createArchiv($$$);
 
 my @pathname;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ CommandBackup($$)
 {
   my ($cl, $param) = @_;
 
+  my $byUpdate = ($param && $param eq "startedByUpdate");
   my $modpath    = AttrVal("global", "modpath","");
   my $configfile = AttrVal("global", "configfile", "");
   my $statefile  = AttrVal("global", "statefile", "");
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ CommandBackup($$)
   $ret = readModpath($modpath,$backupdir);
 
   # create archiv
-  $ret = createArchiv($backupdir, $cl);
+  $ret = createArchiv($backupdir, $cl, $byUpdate);
 
   @pathname = [];
   undef @pathname;
@@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ readModpath($$)
 }
 
 sub
-createArchiv($$)
+createArchiv($$$)
 {
-  my ($backupdir,$cl) = @_;
+  my ($backupdir,$cl,$byUpdate) = @_;
   my $backupcmd = (!defined($attr{global}{backupcmd}) ? undef : $attr{global}{backupcmd});
   my $symlink = (!defined($attr{global}{backupsymlink}) ? "no" : $attr{global}{backupsymlink});
   my $tarOpts;
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ createArchiv($$)
 
   }
   Log 2, "Backup with command: $cmd";
-  if(!$fhemForked) {
+  if(!$fhemForked && !$byUpdate) {
     use Blocking;
     our $BC_telnetDevice;
     BC_searchTelnet("backup");
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/98_update.pm b/fhem/FHEM/98_update.pm
index 8cac16697..f222eb7d6 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/98_update.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/98_update.pm
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ doUpdate($$$$)
 
   if(AttrVal("global", "backup_before_update", 0) &&
      $arg ne "check" && $curr==1) {
-    my $cmdret = AnalyzeCommand(undef, "backup");
-    if($cmdret !~ m/backup done.*|Started.*in the background/) {
+    my $cmdret = AnalyzeCommand(undef, "backup startedByUpdate");
+    if ($cmdret !~ m/backup done.*/) {
       uLog 1, "Something went wrong during backup: $cmdret";
       uLog 1, "update was canceled. Please check manually!";
       return;