diff -r b4b4bb7a2ec5 -r 06fc14211ba9 ui.py
--- a/ui.py	Sun Jan 21 13:34:12 2018 +0000
+++ b/ui.py	Sun Jan 21 14:34:35 2018 +0000
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
 def combine_state(state1, state2):
     return max(state1, state2)
 
+# Workaround to rumps brokenness;
+# see https://github.com/jaredks/rumps/issues/59
+def notification_workaround(title, subtitle, message):
+    NSDictionary = objc.lookUpClass("NSDictionary")
+    d=NSDictionary()
+
+    rumps.notification(title, subtitle, message, data=d)
+
 # Based on code snatched from
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12523586/python-format-size-application-converting-b-to-kb-mb-gb-tb/37423778
 def humanbytes(B):
@@ -169,14 +177,10 @@
             else:
                 msgid=errorlog['msgid']
 
-            logger.debug('Opening notification for error')
+            logger.debug("Opening notification for error %s '%s'",
+                         msgid, errorlog['message'])
 
-            # Workaround to rumps brokenness
-            # See https://github.com/jaredks/rumps/issues/59
-            NSDictionary = objc.lookUpClass("NSDictionary")
-            d=NSDictionary()
-
-            rumps.notification('Borgend', msgid, errorlog['message'], data=d)
+            notification_workaround('Borgend', msgid, errorlog['message'])
 
     def my_quit(self, _):
         rumps.quit_application()
@@ -184,12 +188,14 @@
     def __menu_select_backup(self, sender, b):
         #sender.state=not sender.state
         logger.debug("Manually backup '%s'", b.name)
-        b.create(None)
+        try:
+            b.create(None)
+        except Exception as err:
+            logger.debug("Opening notification for exception %s '%s'",
+                         err.__class__.__name__, str(err))
+            notification_workaround('Borgend', err.__class__.__name__, str(err))
 
     @rumps.notifications
     def notification_center(data):
         pass
 
-
-
-