diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
index e74877d..ec1180e 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from selfprivacy_api.backup.providers.provider import AbstractBackupProvider
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.providers import get_provider
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.storage import Storage
 from selfprivacy_api.backup.jobs import get_backup_job, add_backup_job
+from selfprivacy_api.jobs import Jobs, JobStatus
 
 
 class Backups:
@@ -196,8 +197,10 @@ class Backups:
         folders = service.get_folders()
         repo_name = service.get_id()
 
-        if get_backup_job(service) is None:
-            add_backup_job(service)
+        job = get_backup_job(service)
+        if job is None:
+            job = add_backup_job(service)
+        Jobs.update(job, status=JobStatus.RUNNING)
 
         service.pre_backup()
         snapshot = Backups.provider().backuper.start_backup(folders, repo_name)