diff --git a/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-home.service b/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-home.service
index 93986d4b..63112a1a 100644
--- a/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-home.service
+++ b/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-home.service
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Restic home backup
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=restic -r $RESTIC_REPOSITORY unlock; restic backup --verbose --tag systemd-home.timer $BACKUP_EXCLUDES $BACKUP_PATHS --limit-upload=2048
+ExecStartPre=-restic -r $RESTIC_REPOSITORY unlock
+ExecStart=restic backup --verbose --tag systemd-home.timer $BACKUP_EXCLUDES $BACKUP_PATHS --limit-upload=2048
 ExecStartPost=restic forget --verbose --tag systemd-home.timer --group-by "paths,tags" --keep-daily $RETENTION_DAYS --keep-weekly $RETENTION_WEEKS --keep-monthly $RETENTION_MONTHS --keep-yearly $RETENTION_YEARS
 EnvironmentFile=%h/.restic/restic-backup-home.conf
diff --git a/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-storage.service b/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-storage.service
index 719848ed..f99b23a6 100644
--- a/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-storage.service
+++ b/arch-config/.config/systemd/user/restic-backup-storage.service
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Description=Restic storage backup
 After=restic-backup-home.service
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=restic -r $RESTIC_REPOSITORY unlock; restic backup --verbose --tag systemd-storage.timer $BACKUP_EXCLUDES $BACKUP_PATHS --limit-upload=2048
+ExecStartPre=-restic -r $RESTIC_REPOSITORY unlock
+ExecStart=restic backup --verbose --tag systemd-storage.timer $BACKUP_EXCLUDES $BACKUP_PATHS --limit-upload=2048
 ExecStartPost=restic forget --verbose --tag systemd-storage.timer --group-by "paths,tags" --keep-daily $RETENTION_DAYS --keep-weekly $RETENTION_WEEKS --keep-monthly $RETENTION_MONTHS --keep-yearly $RETENTION_YEARS
 EnvironmentFile=%h/.restic/restic-backup-storage.conf