diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 919d1f6..79484e3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM golang:1.19-alpine AS builder
 
-ARG RESTIC_VERSION=0.15.1
+ARG RESTIC_VERSION=0.16.0
 RUN apk add --no-cache git
 RUN git clone --depth 1 --branch v${RESTIC_VERSION} https://github.com/restic/restic.git /go/src/github.com/restic/restic
 
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index c3dd4f7..79181b3 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ts_start=$(date +%s)
 
 log_info "Initializing restic"
 ts=$(date +%s)
-restic cat config >/dev/null || {
+restic cat config --no-lock >/dev/null || {
     log_warn "Repository ${RESTIC_REPOSITORY} does not exist, creating";
     restic init;
 }