diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java
index 47034a6..1a752af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/minecraftserverlauncher/utility/BackupUtil.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -183,8 +184,9 @@ public class BackupUtil {
         try {
             alreadyCopied += backupFolder(srcFolder, destinationFolder, backupFileSize, alreadyCopied);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            gui.setStatus("Backup caused an error");
+            gui.showError("Backup caused an error: " + e.getMessage());
+            gui.logError(Arrays.toString(e.getStackTrace()));
+            BackupGUI.destroy();
             backupRunning = false;
         }
         return alreadyCopied;