diff --git a/src/butter_backup/backup_backends.py b/src/butter_backup/backup_backends.py
index 3018dea..14a64e9 100644
--- a/src/butter_backup/backup_backends.py
+++ b/src/butter_backup/backup_backends.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ def do_backup(self, mount_dir: Path) -> None:
         files_dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         for src in self.config.Files:
             self.rsync_file(src, files_dest)
-        self.sync_filesystem_changes(mount_dir)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_source_snapshot(root: Path) -> Path:
@@ -108,11 +107,6 @@ def rsync_file(src: Path, dest: Path) -> None:
         cmd: sh.StrPathList = ["sudo", "rsync", "-ax", "--inplace", src, dest]
         sh.run_cmd(cmd=cmd)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def sync_filesystem_changes(mount_dir: Path) -> None:
-        sync_cmd: sh.StrPathList = ["sudo", "btrfs", "filesystem", "sync", mount_dir]
-        sh.run_cmd(cmd=sync_cmd)
-
     @staticmethod
     def rsync_folder(
         src: Path, dest: Path, maybe_exclude_patterns: Path | None
@@ -153,11 +147,6 @@ def adapt_ownership(backup_repository: Path) -> None:
         )
         sdm.chown(backup_repository, user, group, recursive=True)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def sync_filesystem_changes(mount_dir: Path) -> None:
-        sync_cmd: sh.StrPathList = ["sudo", "sync", "-f", mount_dir]
-        sh.run_cmd(cmd=sync_cmd)
-
     def copy_files(self, backup_repository: Path) -> None:
         restic_cmd: sh.StrPathList = [
             "sudo",
@@ -171,4 +160,3 @@ def copy_files(self, backup_repository: Path) -> None:
             restic_cmd.extend(["--exclude-file", self.config.ExcludePatternsFile])
         restic_cmd.extend(list(self.config.FilesAndFolders))
         sh.pipe_pass_cmd_to_real_cmd(self.config.RepositoryPassCmd, restic_cmd)
-        self.sync_filesystem_changes(backup_repository)
diff --git a/src/butter_backup/cli.py b/src/butter_backup/cli.py
index 81feb24..71dd2a4 100644
--- a/src/butter_backup/cli.py
+++ b/src/butter_backup/cli.py
@@ -169,17 +169,21 @@ def close(config: Path = CONFIG_OPTION, verbose: int = VERBOSITY_OPTION) -> None
     configurations = cp.parse_configuration(config.read_text())
     mounted_devices = sdm.get_mounted_devices()
     for cfg in configurations:
-        mapped_device = str(cfg.map_name())
-        if cfg.device().exists() and mapped_device in mounted_devices:
-            mount_dirs = mounted_devices[mapped_device]
-            if len(mount_dirs) != 1:
-                # TODO introduce custom exception
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Got several possible mount points. Expected exactly 1!"
+        map_name = cfg.map_name()
+        map_name_as_str = str(map_name)
+        if cfg.device().exists() and map_name_as_str in mounted_devices:
+            mount_dirs = mounted_devices[map_name_as_str]
+            num_mount_dirs = len(mount_dirs)
+            if num_mount_dirs != 1:
+                logger.error(
+                    "Got {num_mount_dirs} mount points for device {device}. Expected"
+                    " exactly 1! Skipping device.",
+                    num_mount_dirs=num_mount_dirs,
+                    device=cfg.Name,
                 )
-            mount_dir = next(iter(mount_dirs))
-            sdm.unmount_device(mount_dir)
-            sdm.close_decrypted_device(Path(mapped_device))
+                continue
+            sdm.unmount_device(map_name)
+            sdm.close_decrypted_device(map_name)
 
 
 @app.command()