diff --git a/data/helpers.d/backup b/data/helpers.d/backup
index dcf306085..d3ffffcd3 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/backup
+++ b/data/helpers.d/backup
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ ynh_backup_if_checksum_is_different () {
     backup_file_checksum=""
     if [ -n "$checksum_value" ]
     then    # Proceed only if a value was stored into the app settings
-        if ! echo "$checksum_value $file" | sudo md5sum -c --status
+        if [ -e $file ] && ! echo "$checksum_value $file" | sudo md5sum -c --status
         then    # If the checksum is now different
             backup_file_checksum="/home/yunohost.conf/backup/$file.backup.$(date '+%Y%m%d.%H%M%S')"
             sudo mkdir -p "$(dirname "$backup_file_checksum")"