diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_prune.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_prune.go
index e841c7d38..aa7b9e76c 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_prune.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_prune.go
@@ -235,22 +235,23 @@ func pruneRepository(gopts GlobalOptions, repo restic.Repository) error {
 	Verbosef("will delete %d packs and rewrite %d packs, this frees %s\n",
 		len(removePacks), len(rewritePacks), formatBytes(uint64(removeBytes)))
 
-	var repackedBlobs restic.IDSet
+	var obsoletePacks restic.IDSet
 	if len(rewritePacks) != 0 {
 		bar = newProgressMax(!gopts.Quiet, uint64(len(rewritePacks)), "packs rewritten")
 		bar.Start()
-		repackedBlobs, err = repository.Repack(ctx, repo, rewritePacks, usedBlobs, bar)
+		obsoletePacks, err = repository.Repack(ctx, repo, rewritePacks, usedBlobs, bar)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		bar.Done()
 	}
 
+	removePacks.Merge(obsoletePacks)
+
 	if err = rebuildIndex(ctx, repo, removePacks); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	removePacks.Merge(repackedBlobs)
 	if len(removePacks) != 0 {
 		bar = newProgressMax(!gopts.Quiet, uint64(len(removePacks)), "packs deleted")
 		bar.Start()
diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go
index e499e6394..2ee21a506 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -1175,15 +1175,19 @@ func TestPrune(t *testing.T) {
 		SetupTarTestFixture(t, env.testdata, datafile)
 		opts := BackupOptions{}
 
-		testRunBackup(t, []string{filepath.Join(env.testdata, "0", "0", "1")}, opts, gopts)
+		testRunBackup(t, []string{filepath.Join(env.testdata, "0", "0")}, opts, gopts)
+		firstSnapshot := testRunList(t, "snapshots", gopts)
+		Assert(t, len(firstSnapshot) == 1,
+			"expected one snapshot, got %v", firstSnapshot)
+
 		testRunBackup(t, []string{filepath.Join(env.testdata, "0", "0", "2")}, opts, gopts)
 		testRunBackup(t, []string{filepath.Join(env.testdata, "0", "0", "3")}, opts, gopts)
 
 		snapshotIDs := testRunList(t, "snapshots", gopts)
 		Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 3,
-			"expected one snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+			"expected 3 snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
 
-		testRunForget(t, gopts, snapshotIDs[0].String())
+		testRunForget(t, gopts, firstSnapshot[0].String())
 		testRunPrune(t, gopts)
 		testRunCheck(t, gopts)
 	})