diff --git a/src/backup-wrapper.sh b/src/backup-wrapper.sh
index 2e55ecb..5e99c17 100755
--- a/src/backup-wrapper.sh
+++ b/src/backup-wrapper.sh
@@ -43,14 +43,22 @@ main() {
     else
         local index=0
         local configurations_found=false
+        local any_failed=false
 
         while configure_environment $index; do
-            execute_script || true
+            execute_script || any_failed=true
             configurations_found=true
             unset BORG_PASSPHRASE BORG_REMOTE_PATH BORG_REPO
             ((index++))
         done
 
+        echo "Finished backup script at $(date)"
+        if [[ $any_failed == false ]]; then
+            date > /health/backup_completion_time.log # this used by the healtcheck
+        else
+            echo "Skipping completion log due to backup failure(s)"
+        fi
+
         if [[ $configurations_found == false ]]; then
             echo "No valid configuration found. Please ensure environment variables are set properly."
         fi
diff --git a/src/backup.sh b/src/backup.sh
index bf75561..bb85da5 100755
--- a/src/backup.sh
+++ b/src/backup.sh
@@ -48,5 +48,3 @@ borg compact --threshold=5 --cleanup-commits --verbose --progress
 
 btrfs subvolume delete /snapshot/btrfs-root
 
-echo "Finished backup script at `date`"
-date > /health/backup_completion_time.log # this used by the healtcheck