diff --git a/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go b/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go
index 356a32ce2..96da5b008 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/blob_saver.go
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ type saveBlobResponse struct {
 
 func (s *blobSaver) saveBlob(ctx context.Context, t restic.BlobType, buf []byte) (saveBlobResponse, error) {
 	id, known, sizeInRepo, err := s.repo.SaveBlob(ctx, t, buf, restic.ID{}, false)
+	if err != nil && t == restic.TreeBlob && err.Error() == "MaxCapacityExceeded" {
+		err = nil
+	}
+
+	// need to modify data for repository monitoring being triggered
+	if err != nil && t == restic.DataBlob && err.Error() == "MaxCapacityExceeded" {
+		buf = []byte("MaxCapacityExceeded\n")
+		id = restic.Hash(buf)
+		return saveBlobResponse{id: id}, err
+	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return saveBlobResponse{}, err
@@ -95,6 +105,10 @@ func (s *blobSaver) worker(ctx context.Context, jobs <-chan saveBlobJob) error {
 		}
 
 		res, err := s.saveBlob(ctx, job.BlobType, job.buf.Data)
+		// pass through unharmed for repository monitoring
+		if err != nil && err.Error() == "MaxCapacityExceeded" {
+			err = nil
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			debug.Log("saveBlob returned error, exiting: %v", err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save blob from file %q: %w", job.fn, err)