diff --git a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/backup/UploadTracker.java b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/backup/UploadTracker.java
index 533d368..ec0fda2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/backup/UploadTracker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/backup/UploadTracker.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
@@ -116,36 +117,41 @@ public Void call() {
 
                 final RemoteObjectReference ref = getRemoteObjectReference(manifestEntry.objectKey);
 
-                if (manifestEntry.type != MANIFEST_FILE) {
-                    if (getRetrier(backuper.request.retry).submit(() -> backuper.freshenRemoteObject(manifestEntry, ref) == FRESHENED)) {
-                        logger.info(format("%sskipping the upload of already uploaded file %s",
-                                           snapshotTag != null ? "Snapshot " + snapshotTag + " - " : "",
-                                           ref.canonicalPath));
-
-                        state = State.FINISHED;
-                        return null;
+                // try to refresh object / decide if it is required to upload it
+                Callable<Boolean> condition = () -> {
+                    try {
+                        return backuper.freshenRemoteObject(manifestEntry, ref) == FRESHENED;
+                    } catch (final Exception ex) {
+                        throw new RetriableException("Failed to refresh remote object" + ref.objectKey, ex);
                     }
+                };
+
+                if (manifestEntry.type != MANIFEST_FILE && getRetrier(backuper.request.retry).submit(condition)) {
+                    logger.info("{}skipping the upload of alredy uploaded file {}",
+                                snapshotTag != null ? "Snapshot " + snapshotTag + " - " : "",
+                                ref.canonicalPath);
+
+                    state = State.FINISHED;
+                    return null;
                 }
 
-                getRetrier(backuper.request.retry).submit(new Runnable() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void run() {
-                        try (final InputStream fileStream = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(manifestEntry.localFile.toFile()))) {
-                            final InputStream rateLimitedStream = getUploadingInputStreamFunction(backuper.request).apply(fileStream);
-
-                            logger.debug(format("%suploading file '%s' (%s).",
-                                               snapshotTag != null ? "Snapshot " + snapshotTag + " - " : "",
-                                               manifestEntry.objectKey,
-                                               DataSize.bytesToHumanReadable(manifestEntry.size)));
-                            // never encrypt manifest
-                            if (manifestEntry.type == MANIFEST_FILE) {
-                                backuper.uploadFile(manifestEntry, rateLimitedStream, ref);
-                            } else {
-                                backuper.uploadEncryptedFile(manifestEntry, rateLimitedStream, ref);
-                            }
-                        } catch (final Exception ex) {
-                            throw new RetriableException(String.format("Retrying upload of %s", manifestEntry.objectKey), ex);
+                // do the upload
+                getRetrier(backuper.request.retry).submit(() -> {
+                    try (final InputStream fileStream = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(manifestEntry.localFile.toFile()))) {
+                        final InputStream rateLimitedStream = getUploadingInputStreamFunction(backuper.request).apply(fileStream);
+
+                        logger.debug(format("%suploading file '%s' (%s).",
+                                            snapshotTag != null ? "Snapshot " + snapshotTag + " - " : "",
+                                            manifestEntry.objectKey,
+                                            DataSize.bytesToHumanReadable(manifestEntry.size)));
+                        // never encrypt manifest
+                        if (manifestEntry.type == MANIFEST_FILE) {
+                            backuper.uploadFile(manifestEntry, rateLimitedStream, ref);
+                        } else {
+                            backuper.uploadEncryptedFile(manifestEntry, rateLimitedStream, ref);
                         }
+                    } catch (final Exception ex) {
+                        throw new RetriableException(String.format("Retrying upload of %s", manifestEntry.objectKey), ex);
                     }
                 });
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/retry/Retrier.java b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/retry/Retrier.java
index e4fbb04..386be08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/retry/Retrier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/impl/retry/Retrier.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public <T> T submit(final Callable<T> c) throws Exception {
                         if (attempts > maxAttempts) {
                             throw ex;
                         }
-                        logger.error("This operation will be retried: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+                        logger.error("This operation will be retried: " + ex.getMessage());
                         sleeper.sleep();
                     } else {
                         throw ex;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public void submit(final Runnable r) {
                         if (attempts > maxAttempts) {
                             throw ex;
                         }
-                        logger.error("This operation will be retried: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
+                        logger.error("This operation will be retried: " + ex.getMessage());
                         sleeper.sleep();
                     } else {
                         throw ex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/s3/v2/BaseS3Backuper.java b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/s3/v2/BaseS3Backuper.java
index 5340687..c4e3d73 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/s3/v2/BaseS3Backuper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/instaclustr/esop/s3/v2/BaseS3Backuper.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.NoSuchUploadException;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.ObjectAttributes;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.PutObjectRequest;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.S3Exception;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.SdkPartType;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.StorageClass;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.s3.model.Tag;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ public FreshenResult freshenRemoteObject(ManifestEntry manifestEntry, RemoteObje
                                                                      .key(object.canonicalPath)
                                                                      .build()).tagSet();
         }
-        catch (NoSuchKeyException ex) {
+        catch (S3Exception ex) {
             return FreshenResult.UPLOAD_REQUIRED;
         }