diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
index 37ae06b..ad1a458 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuppers/restic_backupper.py
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ class ResticBackupper(AbstractBackupper):
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             shell=False,
         ) as handle:
+            output = handle.communicate()[0].decode("utf-8")
             if handle.returncode != 0:
+                print("repo is not initted")
+                print("returncode", handle.returncode)
+                print("output", output)
                 return False
             return True