diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7ddc05..3b6cb00 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [7.3.1] - 2022-04-11
 ### Fixed
 - `resticw` is now a true wrapper in that it support `--` args to restic.
+- OnFailure no longer masked by the stderr redirect to systemd-cat. [#86](https://github.com/erikw/restic-automatic-backup-scheduler/pull/86)
 
 ## [7.3.0] - 2022-02-15
 ### Added
diff --git a/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-backup@.service b/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-backup@.service
index deed180..ab48293 100644
--- a/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-backup@.service
+++ b/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-backup@.service
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Type=simple
 Nice=10
 # $HOME or $XDG_CACHE_HOME must be set for restic to find /root/.cache/restic/
 Environment="HOME=/root"
-# The random sleep (in seconds) is in the case of multiple backup profiles. Many restic instances started at the same time could case high load or network bandwith usage.
+# pipefail: so that redirecting stderr from the script to systemd-cat does not hide the failed command from OnFailure above.
+# Random sleep (in seconds): in the case of multiple backup profiles. Many restic instances started at the same time could case high load or network bandwith usage.
 # `systemd-cat` allows showing the restic output to the systemd journal
-ExecStart=bash -c 'ps cax | grep -q restic && sleep $(shuf -i 0-300 -n 1); source $INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/restic/%I.env.sh && $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/restic_backup.sh 2>&1 | systemd-cat'
+ExecStart=bash -c 'set -o pipefail; ps cax | grep -q restic && sleep $(shuf -i 0-300 -n 1); source $INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/restic/%I.env.sh && $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/restic_backup.sh 2>&1 | systemd-cat'
diff --git a/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-check@.service b/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-check@.service
index 9f5caf3..b0ce2c8 100644
--- a/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-check@.service
+++ b/usr/lib/systemd/system/restic-check@.service
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ Conflicts=restic-backup.service
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Nice=10
-# `systemd-cat` allows showing the restic output to the systemd journal
-ExecStart=bash -c 'source $INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/restic/%I.env.sh && $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/restic_check.sh 2>&1 | systemd-cat'
+# pipefail: so that redirecting stderr from the script to systemd-cat does not hide the failed command from OnFailure above.
+# `systemd-cat`: allows showing the restic output to the systemd journal
+ExecStart=bash -c 'set -o pipefail; source $INSTALL_PREFIX/etc/restic/%I.env.sh && $INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/restic_check.sh 2>&1 | systemd-cat'