diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go
index b0e33b5f4..85fc7942d 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_cat.go
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ func runCat(gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 
 	if !gopts.NoLock {
 		lock, err := lockRepo(gopts.ctx, repo)
-		// Make the linter happy
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		defer func() { _ = unlockRepo(lock) }()
+
+		defer func() {
+			err := unlockRepo(lock)
+			if err != nil {
+				Warnf("unlock repo failed: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	tpe := args[0]