diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 9bca20a..3336016 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ var createBackupSessionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 var backupCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "backup",
 	Short: "Backup paths",
-	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		backupSessionName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("name")
 		backupSessionNamespace, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("namespace")
 		targetName, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("target-name")
-		standalone.BackupPaths(backupSessionName, backupSessionNamespace, targetName, args...)
+		if err := standalone.BackupPaths(backupSessionName, backupSessionNamespace, targetName, args...); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
 	},
 }