diff --git a/remote-backup b/remote-backup
index 4052001..1630c24 100755
--- a/remote-backup
+++ b/remote-backup
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ doBackup() {
 		runBackup emerg.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)
 	else
 		if [ -f "$SNAPSHOT_RW/$NAME/.lock" ]									\
+		&& [ -r /proc/$(<"$SNAPSHOT_RW/$NAME/.lock")/comm ]						\
 		&& [[ $(</proc/$(<"$SNAPSHOT_RW/$NAME/.lock")/comm) = remote-backup ]]
 		then
 			failedBackups+=( "$NAME" )