diff --git a/roles/restic/files/restic-job.sh b/roles/restic/files/restic-job.sh
index f8058ac..0df8f6f 100755
--- a/roles/restic/files/restic-job.sh
+++ b/roles/restic/files/restic-job.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ printf "job '%s' started\n" "$JOB"
 
 if [ -d "${HOOKS_PATH}" ]; then
     printf "running '%s' job pre-hooks\n" "$JOB"
-    run-parts -v -a pre "${HOOKS_PATH}"
+    if ! run-parts --exit-on-error -v -a pre "${HOOKS_PATH}"; then
+        printf "'%s' pre-hooks failed, running post-hooks and exiting\n" "$JOB"
+        run-parts --exit-on-error -v -a post "${HOOKS_PATH}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 counter=0
@@ -86,5 +90,5 @@ fi
 
 if [ -d "${HOOKS_PATH}" ]; then
     printf "running '%s' job post-hooks\n" "$JOB"
-    run-parts -v -a post "${HOOKS_PATH}"
+    run-parts --exit-on-error -v -a post "${HOOKS_PATH}"
 fi
diff --git a/roles/restic/tasks/job.yaml b/roles/restic/tasks/job.yaml
index cbb26c4..f60f464 100644
--- a/roles/restic/tasks/job.yaml
+++ b/roles/restic/tasks/job.yaml
@@ -7,18 +7,6 @@
     mode: 0755
     state: directory
 
-- name: create job hooks
-  copy:
-    src: "hooks/{{ hook_item }}"
-    dest: "{{ restic_etc_path }}/jobs/{{ item.name }}/hooks.d/{{ hook_item | basename | splitext | first }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0755
-  loop: "{{ item.hooks | default([]) }}"
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: hook_item
-  when: item.hooks is defined
-
 - name: create job environment helper
   template:
     src: job-env.sh.j2
@@ -27,7 +15,7 @@
     group: root
     mode: 0400
 
-- name: install hooks
+- name: create hooks directory
   file:
     path: "{{ restic_etc_path }}/jobs/{{ item.name }}/hooks.d"
     owner: root
@@ -36,6 +24,19 @@
     state: directory
   when: item.hooks is defined and item.hooks | length
 
+- name: create job hooks
+  copy:
+    src: "hooks/{{ hook_item }}"
+    dest: "{{ restic_etc_path }}/jobs/{{ item.name }}/hooks.d/{{ '%02d' | format(idx) }}-{{ hook_item | basename | splitext | first }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+  loop: "{{ item.hooks | default([]) }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: hook_item
+    index_var: idx
+  when: item.hooks is defined
+
 - name: create job exclude file
   template:
     src: exclude.txt.j2