diff --git a/pkg/restic/commands.go b/pkg/restic/commands.go
index b2358a14b..c40e22db6 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/commands.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (w *ResticWrapper) stats(snapshotID string) ([]byte, error) {
 		args = append(args, snapshotID)
 	}
 	args = w.appendMaxConnectionsFlag(args)
-	args = append(args, "--quiet", "--json")
+	args = append(args, "--quiet", "--json", "--mode", "raw-data")
 	args = w.appendCaCertFlag(args)
 
 	return w.run(Command{Name: ResticCMD, Args: args})