diff --git a/packages/helpermodules/system.py b/packages/helpermodules/system.py
index 24380d6068..340e10aecd 100644
--- a/packages/helpermodules/system.py
+++ b/packages/helpermodules/system.py
@@ -76,17 +76,12 @@ def update_ip_address(self) -> None:
             self.data["ip_address"] = new_ip
             pub.Pub().pub("openWB/set/system/ip_address", new_ip)
 
-    def create_backup_and_send_to_cloud(self):
+    def thread_backup_and_send_to_cloud(self):
         def create():
             try:
-                if self.backup_cloud is not None:
-                    backup_filename = self.create_backup()
-                    with open(self._get_parent_file()/'data'/'backup'/backup_filename, 'rb') as f:
-                        data = f.read()
-                    self.backup_cloud.update(backup_filename, data)
-                    log.debug('Nächtliche Sicherung erstellt und hochgeladen.')
+                self.create_backup_and_send_to_cloud()
             except Exception as e:
-                raise e
+                log.exception(f"Error in cloud backup: {e}")
 
         for thread in threading.enumerate():
             if thread.name == "cloud backup":
@@ -94,6 +89,14 @@ def create():
                 return
         threading.Thread(target=create, args=(), name="cloud backup").start()
 
+    def create_backup_and_send_to_cloud(self):
+        if self.backup_cloud is not None:
+            backup_filename = self.create_backup()
+            with open(self._get_parent_file()/'data'/'backup'/backup_filename, 'rb') as f:
+                data = f.read()
+            self.backup_cloud.update(backup_filename, data)
+            log.debug('Nächtliche Sicherung erstellt und hochgeladen.')
+
     def create_backup(self) -> str:
         result = subprocess.run([str(self._get_parent_file() / "runs" / "backup.sh"), "1"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
         if result.returncode == 0:
diff --git a/packages/main.py b/packages/main.py
index c81183ab87..ed9cf2925b 100755
--- a/packages/main.py
+++ b/packages/main.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def handler_midnight(self):
     @exit_after(10)
     def handler_random_nightly(self):
         try:
-            data.data.system_data["system"].create_backup_and_send_to_cloud()
+            data.data.system_data["system"].thread_backup_and_send_to_cloud()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             log.critical("Ausführung durch exit_after gestoppt: "+traceback.format_exc())
         except Exception:
diff --git a/packages/modules/backup_clouds/nextcloud/backup_cloud.py b/packages/modules/backup_clouds/nextcloud/backup_cloud.py
index ecd15389de..5a8491070f 100644
--- a/packages/modules/backup_clouds/nextcloud/backup_cloud.py
+++ b/packages/modules/backup_clouds/nextcloud/backup_cloud.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def upload_backup(config: NextcloudBackupCloudConfiguration, backup_filename: st
         headers={'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest', },
         data=backup_file,
         auth=(user, '' if config.password is None else config.password),
+        timeout=5
     )