diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index 09a4ba2f5..86cd589f7 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ func filterExisting(items []string) (result []string, err error) {
 	for _, item := range items {
 		_, err := fs.Lstat(item)
 		if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(errors.Cause(err)) {
+			Warnf("%v does not exist, skipping\n", item)
 			continue
 		}