diff --git a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/templates/borg-backup.j2 b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/templates/borg-backup.j2
index 5a05b6e3f9..af9606e435 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/templates/borg-backup.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/borg-backup/templates/borg-backup.j2
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ do
     bash $f | ${BORG_CREATE} --stdin-name ${stream_name} \
                       ::"{hostname}-${stream_name}-{now}" -
 
-    if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+    _status=( "${PIPESTATUS[@]}" )
+    if [[ ${_status[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
         info "Streaming script ${f} failed!"
-        stream_exit=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
-    elif [[ ${PIPESTATUS[1]} -ne 1 ]]; then
+        stream_exit=${_status[0]}
+    elif [[ ${_status[1]} -ne 1 ]]; then
         info "Borg failed!"
-        stream_exit=${PIPESTATUS[1]}
+        stream_exit=${_status[1]}
     else
         stream_exit=0
     fi