diff --git a/pkg/backup.go b/pkg/backup.go
index 56d6a21b4..28dbdd4fc 100644
--- a/pkg/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/backup.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 		masterURL      string
 		kubeconfigPath string
 		opt            = mongoOptions{
+			totalHosts:  1,
 			waitTimeout: 300,
 			setupOptions: restic.SetupOptions{
 				ScratchDir:  restic.DefaultScratchDir,
@@ -149,14 +150,8 @@ func NewCmdBackup() *cobra.Command {
 			if err != nil {
 				backupOutput = &restic.BackupOutput{
 					BackupTargetStatus: api_v1beta1.BackupTargetStatus{
-						Ref: targetRef,
-						Stats: []api_v1beta1.HostBackupStats{
-							{
-								Hostname: opt.defaultBackupOptions.Host,
-								Phase:    api_v1beta1.HostBackupFailed,
-								Error:    err.Error(),
-							},
-						},
+						Ref:   targetRef,
+						Stats: opt.getHostBackupStats(err),
 					},
 				}
 			}
@@ -300,9 +295,9 @@ func (opt *mongoOptions) backupMongoDB(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*restic
 	// 3. For sharded MongoDB, totalHosts=(number of shard + 1) // extra 1 for config server
 	// So, for stand-alone MongoDB and MongoDB ReplicaSet, we don't have to do anything.
 	// We only need to update totalHosts field for sharded MongoDB
-
 	// For sharded MongoDB, parameter.ConfigServer will not be empty
 	if parameters.ConfigServer != "" {
+		opt.totalHosts = len(parameters.ReplicaSets) + 1
 		backupSession, err := opt.stashClient.StashV1beta1().BackupSessions(opt.namespace).Get(context.TODO(), opt.backupSessionName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -314,7 +309,7 @@ func (opt *mongoOptions) backupMongoDB(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*restic
 					opt.stashClient.StashV1beta1(),
 					backupSession.ObjectMeta,
 					func(status *api_v1beta1.BackupSessionStatus) (types.UID, *api_v1beta1.BackupSessionStatus) {
-						status.Targets[i].TotalHosts = pointer.Int32P(int32(len(parameters.ReplicaSets) + 1)) // for each shard there will be one key in parameters.ReplicaSet
+						status.Targets[i].TotalHosts = pointer.Int32P(int32(opt.totalHosts)) // for each shard there will be one key in parameters.ReplicaSet
 						return backupSession.UID, status
 					},
 					metav1.UpdateOptions{},
@@ -601,6 +596,33 @@ func cleanup() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (opt *mongoOptions) getHostBackupStats(err error) []api_v1beta1.HostBackupStats {
+	var backupStats []api_v1beta1.HostBackupStats
+
+	for _, backupOpt := range opt.backupOptions {
+		backupStats = append(backupStats, api_v1beta1.HostBackupStats{
+			Hostname: backupOpt.Host,
+			Phase:    api_v1beta1.HostBackupFailed,
+			Error:    "backup couldn't start",
+		})
+	}
+
+	if opt.totalHosts > len(backupStats) {
+		rem := opt.totalHosts - len(backupStats)
+		for i := 0; i < rem; i++ {
+			backupStats = append(backupStats, api_v1beta1.HostBackupStats{
+				Hostname: fmt.Sprintf("unknown-%s", strconv.Itoa(i)),
+				Phase:    api_v1beta1.HostBackupFailed,
+				Error:    "backup couldn't start",
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// set the actual error message
+	backupStats[0].Error = err.Error()
+	return backupStats
+}
+
 func getSSLUser(path string) (string, error) {
 	data, err := sh.Command(OpenSSLCMD, "x509", "-in", path, "-inform", "PEM", "-subject", "-nameopt", "RFC2253", "-noout").Output()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/utils.go b/pkg/utils.go
index d2a9fd237..c28de5cf1 100644
--- a/pkg/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ type mongoOptions struct {
 	dumpOptions          []restic.DumpOptions
 	defaultDumpOptions   restic.DumpOptions
 	config               *restclient.Config
+	totalHosts           int
 }
 
 func waitForDBReady(host string, port, waitTimeout int32) {