diff --git a/checker/checker.go b/checker/checker.go
index e6ab23dfb..2c9536f14 100644
--- a/checker/checker.go
+++ b/checker/checker.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (e ErrDuplicatePacks) Error() string {
 }
 
 // LoadIndex loads all index files.
-func (c *Checker) LoadIndex() error {
+func (c *Checker) LoadIndex() (hints []error, errs []error) {
 	debug.Log("LoadIndex", "Start")
 	type indexRes struct {
 		Index *repository.Index
@@ -107,13 +107,19 @@ func (c *Checker) LoadIndex() error {
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(done)
 
+	if perr != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, perr)
+		return hints, errs
+	}
+
 	packToIndex := make(map[backend.ID]backend.IDSet)
 
 	for res := range indexCh {
 		debug.Log("LoadIndex", "process index %v", res.ID)
 		idxID, err := backend.ParseID(res.ID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse as index ID: %v", res.ID))
+			continue
 		}
 
 		c.indexes[idxID] = res.Index
@@ -142,16 +148,16 @@ func (c *Checker) LoadIndex() error {
 	for packID := range c.packs {
 		debug.Log("LoadIndex", "  check pack %v: contained in %d indexes", packID.Str(), len(packToIndex[packID]))
 		if len(packToIndex[packID]) > 1 {
-			return ErrDuplicatePacks{
+			hints = append(hints, ErrDuplicatePacks{
 				PackID:  packID,
 				Indexes: packToIndex[packID],
-			}
+			})
 		}
 	}
 
 	c.repo.SetIndex(c.masterIndex)
 
-	return perr
+	return hints, errs
 }
 
 // PackError describes an error with a specific pack.
diff --git a/checker/checker_test.go b/checker/checker_test.go
index 24ac88ec5..37d7f7a7b 100644
--- a/checker/checker_test.go
+++ b/checker/checker_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,15 @@ func TestCheckRepo(t *testing.T) {
 		repo := OpenLocalRepo(t, repodir)
 
 		chkr := checker.New(repo)
-		OK(t, chkr.LoadIndex())
+		hints, errs := chkr.LoadIndex()
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no errors, got %v: %v", len(errs), errs)
+		}
+
+		if len(hints) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected no hints, got %v: %v", len(hints), hints)
+		}
+
 		OKs(t, checkPacks(chkr))
 		OKs(t, checkStruct(chkr))
 	})
@@ -73,8 +81,16 @@ func TestMissingPack(t *testing.T) {
 		OK(t, repo.Backend().Remove(backend.Data, packID))
 
 		chkr := checker.New(repo)
-		OK(t, chkr.LoadIndex())
-		errs := checkPacks(chkr)
+		hints, errs := chkr.LoadIndex()
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no errors, got %v: %v", len(errs), errs)
+		}
+
+		if len(hints) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected no hints, got %v: %v", len(hints), hints)
+		}
+
+		errs = checkPacks(chkr)
 
 		Assert(t, len(errs) == 1,
 			"expected exactly one error, got %v", len(errs))
@@ -97,8 +113,16 @@ func TestUnreferencedPack(t *testing.T) {
 		OK(t, repo.Backend().Remove(backend.Index, indexID))
 
 		chkr := checker.New(repo)
-		OK(t, chkr.LoadIndex())
-		errs := checkPacks(chkr)
+		hints, errs := chkr.LoadIndex()
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no errors, got %v: %v", len(errs), errs)
+		}
+
+		if len(hints) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected no hints, got %v: %v", len(hints), hints)
+		}
+
+		errs = checkPacks(chkr)
 
 		Assert(t, len(errs) == 1,
 			"expected exactly one error, got %v", len(errs))
@@ -130,7 +154,15 @@ func TestUnreferencedBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 		sort.Sort(unusedBlobsBySnapshot)
 
 		chkr := checker.New(repo)
-		OK(t, chkr.LoadIndex())
+		hints, errs := chkr.LoadIndex()
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no errors, got %v: %v", len(errs), errs)
+		}
+
+		if len(hints) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected no hints, got %v: %v", len(hints), hints)
+		}
+
 		OKs(t, checkPacks(chkr))
 		OKs(t, checkStruct(chkr))
 
@@ -148,13 +180,27 @@ func TestDuplicatePacksInIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		repo := OpenLocalRepo(t, repodir)
 
 		chkr := checker.New(repo)
-		err := chkr.LoadIndex()
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("did not get expected checker error for duplicate packs in indexes")
+		hints, errs := chkr.LoadIndex()
+		if len(hints) == 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("did not get expected checker hints for duplicate packs in indexes")
 		}
 
-		if _, ok := err.(checker.ErrDuplicatePacks); !ok {
-			t.Fatalf("did not get ErrDuplicatePacks, got %v instead", err)
+		found := false
+		for _, hint := range hints {
+			if _, ok := hint.(checker.ErrDuplicatePacks); ok {
+				found = true
+			} else {
+				t.Errorf("got unexpected hint: %v", hint)
+			}
 		}
+
+		if !found {
+			t.Fatalf("did not find hint ErrDuplicatePacks")
+		}
+
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected no errors, got %v: %v", len(errs), errs)
+		}
+
 	})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
index 0d5993845..a7439be4e 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
@@ -50,8 +50,17 @@ func (cmd CmdCheck) Execute(args []string) error {
 	chkr := checker.New(repo)
 
 	cmd.global.Verbosef("Load indexes\n")
-	if err = chkr.LoadIndex(); err != nil {
-		return err
+	hints, errs := chkr.LoadIndex()
+
+	for _, hint := range hints {
+		cmd.global.Printf("%v\n", hint)
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		for _, err := range errs {
+			cmd.global.Warnf("error: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("LoadIndex returned errors")
 	}
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})