diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index ac3444b56..dce2705af 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Update(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 			if err := c.createBackupCronJob(); err != nil {
 				c.logger.Errorf("could not create a k8s cron job for logical backups: %v", err)
 				updateFailed = true
+				return
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Update(oldSpec, newSpec *acidv1.Postgresql) error {
 			if err := c.deleteLogicalBackupJob(); err != nil {
 				c.logger.Errorf("could not delete a k8s cron job for logical backups: %v", err)
 				updateFailed = true
+				return
 			}
 
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config.go b/pkg/util/config/config.go
index 2a084c08f..e5dc04f29 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type Scalyr struct {
 type LogicalBackup struct {
 	EnableLogicalBackup      bool   `name:"enable_logical_backup" default:"false"`
 	LogicalBackupSchedule    string `name:"logical_backup_schedule" default:"30 00 * * *"`
-	LogicalBackupDockerImage string `name:"logical_backup_docker_image" default:""`
+	LogicalBackupDockerImage string `name:"logical_backup_docker_image" default:"registry.opensource.zalan.do/acid/logical-backup"`
 	LogicalBackupS3Bucket    string `name:"logical_backup_s3_bucket"`
 }