diff --git a/pg_backrest_backup.pm b/pg_backrest_backup.pm
index aa83db6cc..3db27d2dc 100644
--- a/pg_backrest_backup.pm
+++ b/pg_backrest_backup.pm
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ sub backup_thread_complete
         {
             if (time() - $lTimeBegin >= $iTimeout)
             {
-                &log(WARN, "threads have been running more than ${iTimeout} seconds, exiting...");
+                confess &log(WARN, "threads have been running more than ${iTimeout} seconds, exiting...");
 
-                backup_thread_kill();
+                #backup_thread_kill();
 
-                confess &log(WARN, "all threads have exited, aborting...");
+                #confess &log(WARN, "all threads have exited, aborting...");
             }
         }