diff --git a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2 b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
index 96151ec..93a15d3 100644
--- a/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_script_Linux.j2
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ then
     echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') OK" {{ backup_result_log }}
 else
     echo "$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') ERROR" {{ backup_result_log }}
+    {% if item.mail_on_error is defined and item.mail_on_error == true %}
+    mail -s "restic backup failed on {{ ansible_hostname }}" {{ item.mail_address }}  <<< "Something went wrong while running restic backup script running at {{ ansible_hostname }} at $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').
+      {%- if item.src is defined -%}
+        {{ ' ' }}We tried to backup '{{ item.src }}'.
+      {%- endif -%}
+      {{ ' ' }}Please repair the restic-{{ item.name | replace(' ', '') }} job."
+    {% endif %}
 fi