diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt
index db50f05bb9..266d1d4afc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/backup/create/BackupCreatorJob.kt
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ class BackupCreatorJob(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParamet
             ?: getAutomaticBackupLocation()
             ?: return Result.failure()
 
-        // FIXME: tryToSetForeground keep causing auto backup to fail
-        notifier.showBackupProgress()  // Remove when tryToSetForeground is "fixed"
-        // tryToSetForeground()
+        if (isAutoBackup) {
+            notifier.showBackupProgress()  // Remove when tryToSetForeground is "fixed"
+        } else {
+            // FIXME: tryToSetForeground keep causing auto backup to fail
+            tryToSetForeground()
+        }
 
         val options = inputData.getBooleanArray(BACKUP_FLAGS_KEY)?.let { BackupOptions.fromBooleanArray(it) }
             ?: BackupOptions()