diff --git a/frappe/commands/site.py b/frappe/commands/site.py
index efdfb5465c..d72b7429a6 100755
--- a/frappe/commands/site.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/site.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ def backup(context, with_files=False, backup_path=None, backup_path_db=None, bac
 			frappe.connect()
 			odb = scheduled_backup(ignore_files=not with_files, backup_path=backup_path, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, backup_path_private_files=backup_path_private_files, backup_path_conf=backup_path_conf, force=True, verbose=verbose, compress=compress)
 		except Exception:
-			click.echo("Backup failed for Site {0}. Database or site_config.json may be corrupted".format(site), fg="red")
+			click.secho("Backup failed for Site {0}. Database or site_config.json may be corrupted".format(site), fg="red")
 			exit_code = 1
 			continue
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def backup(context, with_files=False, backup_path=None, backup_path_db=None, bac
 			if with_files:
 				print("Public file: {0}\nPrivate file: {1}".format(odb.backup_path_files, odb.backup_path_private_files))
 
-		click.echo("Backup for Site {0} has been successfully completed{1}".format(site, " with files" if with_files else ""), fg="green")
+		click.secho("Backup for Site {0} has been successfully completed{1}".format(site, " with files" if with_files else ""), fg="green")
 
 		frappe.destroy()
 	if not context.sites:
diff --git a/frappe/utils/backups.py b/frappe/utils/backups.py
index 54ff11ff03..4b5430f0bd 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/backups.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/backups.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 				os.makedirs(backups_folder)
 		else:
 			if self.backup_path:
-				dir = os.path.dirname(self.backup_path)
-				os.makedirs(dir, exist_ok=True)
+				os.makedirs(self.backup_path, exist_ok=True)
 
 			for file_path in set([self.backup_path_files, self.backup_path_db, self.backup_path_private_files, self.backup_path_conf]):
 				if file_path: