diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
index 85c84df4..be2796db 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ pub fn list_snapshot_files(
 
     let datastore = DataStore::lookup_datastore(&store)?;
 
-    let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+    let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
     let allowed = (user_privs & (PRIV_DATASTORE_AUDIT | PRIV_DATASTORE_READ)) != 0;
     if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, snapshot.group(), &userid)?; }
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ fn delete_snapshot(
     let user_info = CachedUserInfo::new()?;
     let user_privs = user_info.lookup_privs(&userid, &["datastore", &store]);
 
-    let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+    let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
     let datastore = DataStore::lookup_datastore(&store)?;
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ pub fn verify(
     match (backup_type, backup_id, backup_time) {
         (Some(backup_type), Some(backup_id), Some(backup_time)) => {
             worker_id = format!("{}_{}_{}_{:08X}", store, backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
-            let dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+            let dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
             backup_dir = Some(dir);
         }
         (Some(backup_type), Some(backup_id), None) => {
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ fn download_file(
         let backup_id = tools::required_string_param(&param, "backup-id")?;
         let backup_time = tools::required_integer_param(&param, "backup-time")?;
 
-        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
         let allowed = (user_privs & PRIV_DATASTORE_READ) != 0;
         if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?; }
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ fn download_file_decoded(
         let backup_id = tools::required_string_param(&param, "backup-id")?;
         let backup_time = tools::required_integer_param(&param, "backup-time")?;
 
-        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
         let allowed = (user_privs & PRIV_DATASTORE_READ) != 0;
         if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?; }
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ fn upload_backup_log(
         let backup_id = tools::required_string_param(&param, "backup-id")?;
         let backup_time = tools::required_integer_param(&param, "backup-time")?;
 
-        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
         let userid: Userid = rpcenv.get_user().unwrap().parse()?;
         check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?;
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ fn catalog(
     let user_info = CachedUserInfo::new()?;
     let user_privs = user_info.lookup_privs(&userid, &["datastore", &store]);
 
-    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
     let allowed = (user_privs & PRIV_DATASTORE_READ) != 0;
     if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?; }
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ fn pxar_file_download(
         let backup_id = tools::required_string_param(&param, "backup-id")?;
         let backup_time = tools::required_integer_param(&param, "backup-time")?;
 
-        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
         let allowed = (user_privs & PRIV_DATASTORE_READ) != 0;
         if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?; }
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ fn get_notes(
     let user_info = CachedUserInfo::new()?;
     let user_privs = user_info.lookup_privs(&userid, &["datastore", &store]);
 
-    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
     let allowed = (user_privs & PRIV_DATASTORE_READ) != 0;
     if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?; }
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ fn set_notes(
     let user_info = CachedUserInfo::new()?;
     let user_privs = user_info.lookup_privs(&userid, &["datastore", &store]);
 
-    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
 
     let allowed = (user_privs & PRIV_DATASTORE_READ) != 0;
     if !allowed { check_backup_owner(&datastore, backup_dir.group(), &userid)?; }
diff --git a/src/api2/backup.rs b/src/api2/backup.rs
index c00f9be8..9420b146 100644
--- a/src/api2/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/backup.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async move {
     }
 
     let last_backup = BackupInfo::last_backup(&datastore.base_path(), &backup_group, true).unwrap_or(None);
-    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new_with_group(backup_group.clone(), backup_time);
+    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new_with_group(backup_group.clone(), backup_time)?;
 
     let _last_guard = if let Some(last) = &last_backup {
         if backup_dir.backup_time() <= last.backup_dir.backup_time() {
diff --git a/src/api2/reader.rs b/src/api2/reader.rs
index cf82af06..5252d2e9 100644
--- a/src/api2/reader.rs
+++ b/src/api2/reader.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fn upgrade_to_backup_reader_protocol(
 
         let env_type = rpcenv.env_type();
 
-        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
+        let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time)?;
         let path = datastore.base_path();
 
         //let files = BackupInfo::list_files(&path, &backup_dir)?;
diff --git a/src/backup/backup_info.rs b/src/backup/backup_info.rs
index 4dcf897a..023625f5 100644
--- a/src/backup/backup_info.rs
+++ b/src/backup/backup_info.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ use crate::tools;
 
 use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 use regex::Regex;
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 
-use chrono::{DateTime, TimeZone, SecondsFormat, Utc};
+use chrono::{DateTime, LocalResult, TimeZone, SecondsFormat, Utc};
 
 use std::path::{PathBuf, Path};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ impl BackupGroup {
             if file_type != nix::dir::Type::Directory { return Ok(()); }
 
             let dt = backup_time.parse::<DateTime<Utc>>()?;
-            let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(self.backup_type.clone(), self.backup_id.clone(), dt.timestamp());
+            let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(self.backup_type.clone(), self.backup_id.clone(), dt.timestamp())?;
             let files = list_backup_files(l2_fd, backup_time)?;
 
             list.push(BackupInfo { backup_dir, files });
@@ -208,19 +209,22 @@ pub struct BackupDir {
 
 impl BackupDir {
 
-    pub fn new<T, U>(backup_type: T, backup_id: U, timestamp: i64) -> Self
+    pub fn new<T, U>(backup_type: T, backup_id: U, timestamp: i64) -> Result<Self, Error>
     where
         T: Into<String>,
         U: Into<String>,
     {
-        // Note: makes sure that nanoseconds is 0
-        Self {
-            group: BackupGroup::new(backup_type.into(), backup_id.into()),
-            backup_time: Utc.timestamp(timestamp, 0),
-        }
+        let group = BackupGroup::new(backup_type.into(), backup_id.into());
+        BackupDir::new_with_group(group, timestamp)
     }
-    pub fn new_with_group(group: BackupGroup, timestamp: i64) -> Self {
-        Self { group, backup_time: Utc.timestamp(timestamp, 0) }
+
+    pub fn new_with_group(group: BackupGroup, timestamp: i64) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let backup_time = match Utc.timestamp_opt(timestamp, 0) {
+            LocalResult::Single(time) => time,
+            _ => bail!("can't create BackupDir with invalid backup time {}", timestamp),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self { group, backup_time })
     }
 
     pub fn group(&self) -> &BackupGroup {
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for BackupDir {
 
         let group = BackupGroup::new(cap.get(1).unwrap().as_str(), cap.get(2).unwrap().as_str());
         let backup_time = cap.get(3).unwrap().as_str().parse::<DateTime<Utc>>()?;
-        Ok(BackupDir::from((group, backup_time.timestamp())))
+        BackupDir::try_from((group, backup_time.timestamp()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -270,9 +274,11 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for BackupDir {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<(BackupGroup, i64)> for BackupDir {
-    fn from((group, timestamp): (BackupGroup, i64)) -> Self {
-        Self { group, backup_time: Utc.timestamp(timestamp, 0) }
+impl TryFrom<(BackupGroup, i64)> for BackupDir {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from((group, timestamp): (BackupGroup, i64)) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        BackupDir::new_with_group(group, timestamp)
     }
 }
 
@@ -334,7 +340,7 @@ impl BackupInfo {
                     if file_type != nix::dir::Type::Directory { return Ok(()); }
 
                     let dt = backup_time.parse::<DateTime<Utc>>()?;
-                    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, dt.timestamp());
+                    let backup_dir = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, dt.timestamp())?;
 
                     let files = list_backup_files(l2_fd, backup_time)?;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
index 25376bc9..fa132037 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ async fn list_backup_groups(param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 
     let render_last_backup = |_v: &Value, record: &Value| -> Result<String, Error> {
         let item: GroupListItem = serde_json::from_value(record.to_owned())?;
-        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.last_backup);
+        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.last_backup)?;
         Ok(snapshot.relative_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned())
     };
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ async fn list_snapshots(param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 
     let render_snapshot_path = |_v: &Value, record: &Value| -> Result<String, Error> {
         let item: SnapshotListItem = serde_json::from_value(record.to_owned())?;
-        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.backup_time);
+        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.backup_time)?;
         Ok(snapshot.relative_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned())
     };
 
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ async fn create_backup(
         None
     };
 
-    let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time.timestamp());
+    let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time.timestamp())?;
     let mut manifest = BackupManifest::new(snapshot);
 
     let mut catalog = None;
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ async fn prune_async(mut param: Value) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 
     let render_snapshot_path = |_v: &Value, record: &Value| -> Result<String, Error> {
         let item: PruneListItem = serde_json::from_value(record.to_owned())?;
-        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.backup_time);
+        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.backup_time)?;
         Ok(snapshot.relative_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned())
     };
 
@@ -1764,8 +1764,9 @@ async fn complete_backup_snapshot_do(param: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Vec<Str
             if let (Some(backup_id), Some(backup_type), Some(backup_time)) =
                 (item["backup-id"].as_str(), item["backup-type"].as_str(), item["backup-time"].as_i64())
             {
-                let snapshot = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time);
-                result.push(snapshot.relative_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned());
+                if let Ok(snapshot) = BackupDir::new(backup_type, backup_id, backup_time) {
+                    result.push(snapshot.relative_path().to_str().unwrap().to_owned());
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/client/pull.rs b/src/client/pull.rs
index 2428051a..ab7e9891 100644
--- a/src/client/pull.rs
+++ b/src/client/pull.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ pub async fn pull_group(
     let mut remote_snapshots = std::collections::HashSet::new();
 
     for item in list {
-        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.backup_time);
+        let snapshot = BackupDir::new(item.backup_type, item.backup_id, item.backup_time)?;
 
         // in-progress backups can't be synced
         if let None = item.size {