diff --git a/templates/backup-standalone.j2 b/templates/backup-standalone.j2
index 375a96577c12a804b30a0f7b29dd5aa22636ca61..4ae8c6369017a30ed76b57e98cf1bd350a5d30c8 100755
--- a/templates/backup-standalone.j2
+++ b/templates/backup-standalone.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ echo "Hooks done"
 	# restic backend
 	source /etc/backup-client/restic.env
 
+	export RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS=1
 	restic backup \
 		{{ restic_combined_flags }} \
 		--verbose \
diff --git a/templates/backup-vm.j2 b/templates/backup-vm.j2
index 79438f33cb0c58718b1f46c8f9d97ac4363e9df5..160118c5c44fb66d44613c26aaa6acdbe33a4846 100755
--- a/templates/backup-vm.j2
+++ b/templates/backup-vm.j2
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 {% if backup_backend == 'restic' %}
 		# restic backend
 		source /etc/backup-client/restic.env
+		export RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS=1
 		restic backup \
 			{{ restic_combined_flags }} \
 			--verbose \