diff --git a/internal/backend.go b/internal/backend.go
index 26eadac..24f0e2b 100644
--- a/internal/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend.go
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ type BackendRest struct {
 }
 
 type Backend struct {
-	name       string
-	Type       string            `mapstructure:"type,omitempty" yaml:"type,omitempty"`
-	Path       string            `mapstructure:"path,omitempty" yaml:"path,omitempty"`
-	Key        string            `mapstructure:"key,omitempty" yaml:"key,omitempty"`
-	RequireKey bool              `mapstructure:"requireKey,omitempty" yaml:"requireKey,omitempty"`
-	Env        map[string]string `mapstructure:"env,omitempty" yaml:"env,omitempty"`
-	Rest       BackendRest       `mapstructure:"rest,omitempty" yaml:"rest,omitempty"`
-	Options    Options           `mapstructure:"options,omitempty" yaml:"options,omitempty"`
+	name         string
+	Type         string            `mapstructure:"type,omitempty" yaml:"type,omitempty"`
+	Path         string            `mapstructure:"path,omitempty" yaml:"path,omitempty"`
+	Key          string            `mapstructure:"key,omitempty" yaml:"key,omitempty"`
+	RequireKey   bool              `mapstructure:"requireKey,omitempty" yaml:"requireKey,omitempty"`
+	AllowFailure bool              `mapstructure:"allowFailure,omitempty" yaml:"allowFailure,omitempty"`
+	Env          map[string]string `mapstructure:"env,omitempty" yaml:"env,omitempty"`
+	Rest         BackendRest       `mapstructure:"rest,omitempty" yaml:"rest,omitempty"`
+	Options      Options           `mapstructure:"options,omitempty" yaml:"options,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func GetBackend(name string) (Backend, bool) {
diff --git a/internal/location.go b/internal/location.go
index 221c5f3..cff2eb2 100644
--- a/internal/location.go
+++ b/internal/location.go
@@ -267,6 +267,13 @@ func (l Location) Backup(cron bool, specificBackend string) []error {
 
 		// If error save it and continue
 		if err != nil {
+			if backend.AllowFailure {
+				colors.Faint.Printf("skipping backend \"%s\" since allowFailure was set to \"true\"\n", to)
+				if flags.VERBOSE {
+					colors.Error.Printf("reason: %s", out)
+				}
+				continue
+			}
 			colors.Error.Println(out)
 			errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("%s@%s:\n%s%s", l.name, backend.name, out, err))
 			continue