diff --git a/pkg/backup/backup/backup_manager.go b/pkg/backup/backup/backup_manager.go
index bf27564193..a8760d8fd5 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/backup/backup_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/backup/backup_manager.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	batchlisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/batch/v1"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
-	glog "k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
 type backupManager struct {
@@ -83,16 +82,14 @@ func (bm *backupManager) syncBackupJob(backup *v1alpha1.Backup) error {
 
 	err := backuputil.ValidateBackup(backup)
 	if err != nil {
-		uErr := bm.statusUpdater.Update(backup, &v1alpha1.BackupCondition{
+		bm.statusUpdater.Update(backup, &v1alpha1.BackupCondition{
 			Type:    v1alpha1.BackupInvalid,
 			Status:  corev1.ConditionTrue,
 			Reason:  "InvalidSpec",
 			Message: err.Error(),
 		})
-		if uErr != nil {
-			glog.Warningf("Update condition %s failed for backup %s/%s", v1alpha1.BackupInvalid, ns, name)
-		}
-		return nil
+
+		return controller.IgnoreErrorf("invalid backup spec %s/%s", ns, name)
 	}
 
 	_, err = bm.jobLister.Jobs(ns).Get(backupJobName)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup/backup_controller.go b/pkg/controller/backup/backup_controller.go
index 9ebfad539b..dd2ec48e1a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup/backup_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup/backup_controller.go
@@ -143,10 +143,13 @@ func (bkc *Controller) processNextWorkItem() bool {
 	if err := bkc.sync(key.(string)); err != nil {
 		if perrors.Find(err, controller.IsRequeueError) != nil {
 			glog.Infof("Backup: %v, still need sync: %v, requeuing", key.(string), err)
+			bkc.queue.AddRateLimited(key)
+		} else if perrors.Find(err, controller.IsIgnoreError) != nil {
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Backup: %v, ignore err: %v", key.(string), err)
 		} else {
 			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Backup: %v, sync failed, err: %v, requeuing", key.(string), err))
+			bkc.queue.AddRateLimited(key)
 		}
-		bkc.queue.AddRateLimited(key)
 	} else {
 		bkc.queue.Forget(key)
 	}