diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
index e2b5de490763125060a6aad2ce81a83ce882b646..cf95f6d3c91d2cf6cdd725d492b5856159d493fd 100755
--- a/tests/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ def check_local_backup(path, descend=True):
                     all_ok = False 
                 else:
                     print('Backup %s is fine' % subd)
-            else:
-                if descend:
-                    for dd in os.listdir(subd):
-                        subsubd = os.path.join(subd, dd)
-                        if os.path.isdir(subsubd):
-                            all_ok = min(all_ok, check_local_backup(subsubd, descend=False))
+        else:
+            if descend:
+                for dd in os.listdir(subd):
+                    subsubd = os.path.join(subd, dd)
+                    if os.path.isdir(subsubd):
+                        all_ok = min(all_ok, check_local_backup(subsubd, descend=False))
     return all_ok