diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
index e9f7cee556ba4cd450ca0e7ac6388a9cfced97cd..28e16dc9a77415dbd37d0a9721b458e57e12ce39 100755
--- a/tests/test_backup.py
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
 import imp
+from datetime import datetime
 
 os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -21,8 +22,13 @@ def test_last_backup_is_recent(server, client):
     cmd = 'ssh %s ls -l %s | grep current' % (server, path)
     status, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmd)
     if status == 0:
-        date = out.strip().split(' ')[-1]
-        print(date)
+        date = out.strip().split(' ')[-2]
+        pdate = datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d')
+        if datetime.now() - pdate > 2:
+            print('Backup is older than 2 days')
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
     else:
         return False