diff --git a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.js b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.js
index 145ec908d..2fbd214d1 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.js
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/backups-ng/index.js
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ export default class BackupNg {
         runJobId,
         schedule,
       }) => {
+        if (schedule === undefined) {
+          throw new Error('backup job cannot run without a schedule')
+        }
+
         const job: BackupJob = (job_: any)
         const vms = app.getObjects({
           filter: createPredicate({