diff --git a/packages/db/src/backup-lib.ts b/packages/db/src/backup-lib.ts
index 0fe70f13..e1e88724 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/backup-lib.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/backup-lib.ts
@@ -763,6 +763,9 @@ export async function runDatabaseBackup(opts: RunDatabaseBackupOptions): Promise
     if (existsSync(backupFile)) {
       try { unlinkSync(backupFile); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     }
+    if (existsSync(sqlFile)) {
+      try { unlinkSync(sqlFile); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    }
     throw error;
   } finally {
     await sql.end();
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index b63789a2..c3f4a8b1 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ export async function startServer(): Promise<StartedServer> {
     logger.info(
       {
         intervalMinutes: config.databaseBackupIntervalMinutes,
-        retentionDays: config.databaseBackupRetentionDays,
+        retentionSource: "instance-settings-db",
         backupDir: config.databaseBackupDir,
       },
       "Automatic database backups enabled",