diff --git a/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php b/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php
index daf5ae903168dfa2760b748862cdc056b1356c9c..f7752b45b84aa25ebf63d45482c31c323e39bd85 100644
--- a/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php
+++ b/classes/local/manager/backup_manager.php
@@ -45,57 +45,51 @@ class backup_manager {
      */
     public static function create_course_backup($courseid) {
         global $CFG, $DB;
-        try {
-            $course = get_course($courseid);
-            $record = new \stdClass();
-            $record->courseid = $courseid;
-            $record->fullname = $course->fullname;
-            $record->shortname = $course->shortname;
-            $recordid = $DB->insert_record('tool_lifecycle_backups', $record, true);
-            $record->id = $recordid;
-
-            // Build filename.
-            $archivefile = date("Y-m-d") . "-ID-{$recordid}-COURSE-{$courseid}.mbz";
-
-            // Path of backup folder.
-            $path = get_config('tool_lifecycle', 'backup_path');
-            // If the path doesn't exist, make it so!
-            if (!is_dir($path)) {
-                umask(0000);
-                // Create the directory for Backups.
-                if (!mkdir($path, $CFG->directorypermissions, true)) {
-                    throw new \moodle_exception(get_string('errorbackuppath', 'tool_lifecycle'));
-                }
+        $course = get_course($courseid);
+        $record = new \stdClass();
+        $record->courseid = $courseid;
+        $record->fullname = $course->fullname;
+        $record->shortname = $course->shortname;
+        $recordid = $DB->insert_record('tool_lifecycle_backups', $record, true);
+        $record->id = $recordid;
+
+        // Build filename.
+        $archivefile = date("Y-m-d") . "-ID-{$recordid}-COURSE-{$courseid}.mbz";
+
+        // Path of backup folder.
+        $path = get_config('tool_lifecycle', 'backup_path');
+        // If the path doesn't exist, make it so!
+        if (!is_dir($path)) {
+            umask(0000);
+            // Create the directory for Backups.
+            if (!mkdir($path, $CFG->directorypermissions, true)) {
+                throw new \moodle_exception(get_string('errorbackuppath', 'tool_lifecycle'));
             }
-            // Perform Backup.
-            $bc = new \backup_controller(\backup::TYPE_1COURSE, $courseid, \backup::FORMAT_MOODLE,
-                \backup::INTERACTIVE_NO, \backup::MODE_AUTOMATED, get_admin()->id);
-            $bc->execute_plan();  // Execute backup.
-            $results = $bc->get_results(); // Get the file information needed.
-            /* @var $file \stored_file instance of the backup file*/
-            $file = $results['backup_destination'];
-            if (!empty($file)) {
-                $file->copy_content_to($path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $archivefile);
-                $file->delete();
-            }
-            $bc->destroy();
-            unset($bc);
+        }
+        // Perform Backup.
+        $bc = new \backup_controller(\backup::TYPE_1COURSE, $courseid, \backup::FORMAT_MOODLE,
+            \backup::INTERACTIVE_NO, \backup::MODE_AUTOMATED, get_admin()->id);
+        $bc->execute_plan();  // Execute backup.
+        $results = $bc->get_results(); // Get the file information needed.
+        /* @var $file \stored_file instance of the backup file*/
+        $file = $results['backup_destination'];
+        if (!empty($file)) {
+            $file->copy_content_to($path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $archivefile);
+            $file->delete();
+        }
+        $bc->destroy();
+        unset($bc);
 
-            // First check if the file was created.
-            if (!file_exists($path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $archivefile)) {
-                return false;
-            }
+        // First check if the file was created.
+        if (!file_exists($path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $archivefile)) {
+            throw new \moodle_exception(get_string('errornobackup', 'tool_lifecycle'));
+        }
 
-            $record->backupfile = $archivefile;
-            $record->backupcreated = time();
-            $DB->update_record('tool_lifecycle_backups', $record, true);
+        $record->backupfile = $archivefile;
+        $record->backupcreated = time();
+        $DB->update_record('tool_lifecycle_backups', $record, true);
 
-            return true;
-        } catch (\moodle_exception $e) {
-            debugging('There was a problem during backup!');
-            debugging($e->getMessage());
-            return false;
-        }
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lang/de/tool_lifecycle.php b/lang/de/tool_lifecycle.php
index 7a2b133686c8e7920f786c94d3be3cdc42d0a689..fdafbd56c3354e57b11985613577d9efdc449c8e 100644
--- a/lang/de/tool_lifecycle.php
+++ b/lang/de/tool_lifecycle.php
@@ -187,3 +187,7 @@ $string['lifecycle_error_notify_task'] = 'Benachrichtigt die Administratoren bei
 $string['notifyerrorsemailsubject'] = '{$a->amount} neue fehlerhafte tool_lifecycle Prozesse warten darauf, behandelt zu werden!';
 $string['notifyerrorsemailcontent'] = '{$a->amount} neue fehlerhafte tool_lifecycle Prozesse warten darauf, behandelt zu werden!' . "\n" . 'Bitte besuchen Sie {$a->url}.';
 $string['notifyerrorsemailcontenthtml'] = '{$a->amount} neue fehlerhafte tool_lifecycle Prozesse warten darauf, behandelt zu werden!<br>Bitte besuchen Sie <a href="{$a->url}">die Übersichtsseite</a>.';
+$string['errorbackuppath'] = "Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten beim Versuchen das Backup Verzeichnis zu erstellen.
+Ihnen fehlen wahrscheinlich die Berechtigung dazu. Bitte überprüfen Sie den Pfad unter
+Seitenadministration/Plugins/Dienstprogramme/Kurs-Lebenszyklus/Allgemein & Subplugins.";
+$string['errornobackup'] = "Es wurde kein Backup in dem angegebenen Pfad erstellt.";
diff --git a/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php b/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php
index 933d2e949a3d9839287bb3688efae9e4be0e408e..08d758f2f14e3bd6cf183d2829fd56795bc65fc2 100644
--- a/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php
+++ b/lang/en/tool_lifecycle.php
@@ -223,3 +223,6 @@ $string['lifecycle_error_notify_task'] = 'Notify the admin upon errors in tool_l
 $string['notifyerrorsemailsubject'] = 'There are {$a->amount} new tool_lifecycle process errors waiting to be fixed!';
 $string['notifyerrorsemailcontent'] = 'There are {$a->amount} new tool_lifecycle process errors waiting to be fixed!' . "\n" . 'Please review them at {$a->url}.';
 $string['notifyerrorsemailcontenthtml'] = 'There are {$a->amount} new tool_lifecycle process errors waiting to be fixed!<br>Please review them at the <a href="{$a->url}">error handling overview</a>.';
+$string['errorbackuppath'] = "Error while trying to create the backup directory. You might be missing the permission to do so.
+Please check your path at Site administration/Plugins/Admin tools/Life Cycle/General & subplugins/backup_path.";
+$string['errornobackup'] = "No backup was created at the specified directory, reasons unknown.";