diff --git a/docs/en_US/release_notes_5_0.rst b/docs/en_US/release_notes_5_0.rst
index dc231d714..12737ea73 100644
--- a/docs/en_US/release_notes_5_0.rst
+++ b/docs/en_US/release_notes_5_0.rst
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ Bug fixes
 | `Issue #6180 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/6180>`_ -  Updated missing documentation for the 'Download Image' option in ERD.
 | `Issue #6187 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/6187>`_ -  Limit the upgrade check to run once per day.
 | `Issue #6193 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/6193>`_ -  Ensure that ERD throws a warning before closing unsaved changes if open in a new tab.
+| `Issue #6208 <https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/6208>`_ -  Fixed an issue where utility(Backup, Maintenance, ...) jobs are failing when the log level is set to DEBUG.
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
index 058d1702e..39852a33a 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/misc/bgprocess/processes.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class BatchProcess(object):
             # if in debug mode, wait for process to complete and
             # get the stdout and stderr of popen.
             if config.CONSOLE_LOG_LEVEL <= logging.DEBUG:
-                output, error = self.get_process_output(cmd, env)
+                p = self.get_process_output(cmd, env)
             else:
                 p = Popen(
                     cmd, close_fds=True, stdout=None, stderr=None, stdin=None,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class BatchProcess(object):
         current_app.logger.debug(
             'Process Watcher Err:{0}'.format(errors))
 
-        return output, errors
+        return p
 
     def preexec_function(self):
         import signal