diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py
index 73292f0..cc81361 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class ResticBackuper(AbstractBackuper):
         for message in messages:
             if message["message_type"] == "summary":
                 return ResticBackuper._snapshot_from_fresh_summary(message, repo_name)
+        raise ValueError("no summary message in restic json output")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _snapshot_from_fresh_summary(message: object, repo_name) -> Snapshot:
diff --git a/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py b/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py
index 7683d4d..ec16306 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphql/test_backup.py
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ def test_one_snapshot(backups, dummy_service):
     assert snap.service_name == dummy_service.get_id()
 
 
+def test_backup_returns_snapshot(backups, dummy_service):
+    service_folder = dummy_service.get_location()
+    provider = Backups.provider()
+    name = dummy_service.get_id()
+    snapshot = provider.backuper.start_backup(service_folder, name)
+
+    assert snapshot.id is not None
+    assert snapshot.service_name == name
+    assert snapshot.created_at is not None
+
+
 def test_restore(backups, dummy_service):
     service_folder = dummy_service.get_location()
     file_to_nuke = listdir(service_folder)[0]