diff --git a/ccollect b/ccollect
index b2ff34f..1cd295d 100755
--- a/ccollect
+++ b/ccollect
@@ -437,8 +437,7 @@ while [ "${source_no}" -lt "${no_sources}" ]; do
    #
    # Check: maximum number of backups is reached?
    #
-   count="$(ls -1 | grep -c "^${INTERVAL}\\.")" \
-      || _exit_err "Counting backups failed"
+   count="$(ls -1 | grep -c "^${INTERVAL}\\.")"
 
    _techo "Existing backups: ${count} Total keeping backups: ${c_interval}"