diff --git a/app/classes/models/management.py b/app/classes/models/management.py
index 1a3e4a11..b6be14b5 100644
--- a/app/classes/models/management.py
+++ b/app/classes/models/management.py
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ class HelpersManagement:
         if "excluded_dirs" in conf:
             dirs_to_exclude = ",".join(conf["excluded_dirs"])
             conf["excluded_dirs"] = dirs_to_exclude
+        if len(self.get_backups_by_server(conf["server_id"], True)) <= 0:
+            conf["default"] = True
         backup = Backups.create(**conf)
         logger.debug("Creating new backup record.")
         return backup.backup_id
diff --git a/app/classes/shared/server.py b/app/classes/shared/server.py
index ab8ca54a..828aa019 100644
--- a/app/classes/shared/server.py
+++ b/app/classes/shared/server.py
@@ -1373,6 +1373,19 @@ class ServerInstance:
 
     def threaded_jar_update(self):
         server_users = PermissionsServers.get_server_user_list(self.server_id)
+        # check to make sure a backup config actually exists before starting the update
+        if len(self.management_helper.get_backups_by_server(self.server_id, True)) <= 0:
+            for user in server_users:
+                WebSocketManager().broadcast_user(
+                    user,
+                    "notification",
+                    "Backup config does not exist for "
+                    + self.name
+                    + ". canceling update.",
+                )
+            logger.error(f"Back config does not exist for {self.name}. Update Failed.")
+            self.stats_helper.set_update(False)
+            return False
         was_started = "-1"
         # Get default backup configuration
         backup_config = HelpersManagement.get_default_server_backup(self.server_id)
@@ -1428,6 +1441,7 @@ class ServerInstance:
                     "notification",
                     "Backup failed for " + self.name + ". canceling update.",
                 )
+            self.stats_helper.set_update(False)
             return False
 
         # lets download the files
diff --git a/app/frontend/templates/panel/server_backup.html b/app/frontend/templates/panel/server_backup.html
index 86cd9415..73fde1cc 100644
--- a/app/frontend/templates/panel/server_backup.html
+++ b/app/frontend/templates/panel/server_backup.html
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@
                 <div class="card-body">
                   {% if len(data['backups']) == 0 %}
                   <div style="text-align: center; color: grey;">
-                    <h7>{{ translate('serverBackups', 'no-backup', data['lang']) }} <strong>{{
-                        translate('serverBackups', 'newBackup',data['lang']) }}</strong>.</h7>
+                    <h7>{{ translate('serverBackups', 'no-backup', data['lang']) }}.</h7>
                   </div>
                   {% end %}
                   {% if len(data['backups']) > 0 %}