diff --git a/internal/dump/common.go b/internal/dump/common.go
index 5b3d82068..fd74a4a07 100644
--- a/internal/dump/common.go
+++ b/internal/dump/common.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 // dumper implements saving node data.
 type dumper interface {
+	io.Closer
 	dumpNode(ctx context.Context, node *restic.Node, repo restic.Repository) error
 }
 
@@ -24,11 +25,13 @@ func writeDump(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, tree *restic.Tree, r
 		rootNode.Path = rootPath
 		err := dumpTree(ctx, repo, rootNode, rootPath, dmp)
 		if err != nil {
+			dmp.Close()
+
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return dmp.Close()
 }
 
 func dumpTree(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, rootNode *restic.Node, rootPath string, dmp dumper) error {
diff --git a/internal/dump/tar.go b/internal/dump/tar.go
index c1cd9343f..f9716d152 100644
--- a/internal/dump/tar.go
+++ b/internal/dump/tar.go
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ var _ dumper = tarDumper{}
 func WriteTar(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, tree *restic.Tree, rootPath string, dst io.Writer) error {
 	dmp := tarDumper{w: tar.NewWriter(dst)}
 
-	err := writeDump(ctx, repo, tree, rootPath, dmp, dst)
-	if err != nil {
-		dmp.w.Close()
-
-		return err
-	}
+	return writeDump(ctx, repo, tree, rootPath, dmp, dst)
+}
 
+func (dmp tarDumper) Close() error {
 	return dmp.w.Close()
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dump/zip.go b/internal/dump/zip.go
index f98afa4a0..f1e779d8e 100644
--- a/internal/dump/zip.go
+++ b/internal/dump/zip.go
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ var _ dumper = zipDumper{}
 func WriteZip(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, tree *restic.Tree, rootPath string, dst io.Writer) error {
 	dmp := zipDumper{w: zip.NewWriter(dst)}
 
-	err := writeDump(ctx, repo, tree, rootPath, dmp, dst)
-	if err != nil {
-		dmp.w.Close()
-
-		return err
-	}
+	return writeDump(ctx, repo, tree, rootPath, dmp, dst)
+}
 
+func (dmp zipDumper) Close() error {
 	return dmp.w.Close()
 }