diff --git a/stream8_backups/backup.sh b/stream8_backups/backup.sh
index b225b716332c2693267370f9ef34f47f57edbceb..aca6761fa468b7177b090dbe510811dd0c18b276 100755
--- a/stream8_backups/backup.sh
+++ b/stream8_backups/backup.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ source common.sh
 EXCLUDE_LIST=`mktemp`
 RESTIC_LOGFILE=`mktemp`
 
-$RESTIC snapshots > /dev/null
-if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-  echo "Lock detected, attempting to unlock" | tee -a $RESTIC_LOGFILE
-  $RESTIC unlock 2>&1 | tee -a $RESTIC_LOGFILE
-fi
+echo "Unlocking, just in case" | tee -a $RESTIC_LOGFILE
+$RESTIC unlock 2>&1 | tee -a $RESTIC_LOGFILE
 
 find $SOURCE -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 \( -type l -o -type d \) ! -path "*$TODAY" > $EXCLUDE_LIST
 echo "Performing backup..."