diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index fc66d5b9d..f391dd600 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 ##
 
 - Fixed building error on Raspberry Pi
+- Fixed backend active devices checks
 - Fixed false negative on Unit Test in case of out-of-memory with grep in single mode
 - Fixed false negative on Unit Test with hash-type 25400
 - Fixed false negative on hash-types 4510 and 4710 for hashes with long salts
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 186dd9dfb..f370dca28 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ static int backend_ctx_find_alias_devices (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
       alias_device->skipped = true;
 
       backend_ctx->opencl_devices_active--;
-
       backend_ctx->backend_devices_active--;
 
       // show a warning for specifically listed devices if they are an alias
@@ -7303,6 +7302,9 @@ int backend_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
       if (hc_mtlCreateCommandQueue (hashcat_ctx, device_param->metal_device, &command_queue) == -1)
       {
         device_param->skipped = true;
+
+        backend_ctx->metal_devices_active--;
+        backend_ctx->backend_devices_active--;
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -7414,6 +7416,9 @@ int backend_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
       if (hc_clCreateContext (hashcat_ctx, NULL, 1, &device_param->opencl_device, NULL, NULL, &context) == -1)
       {
         device_param->skipped = true;
+
+        backend_ctx->opencl_devices_active--;
+        backend_ctx->backend_devices_active--;
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -7426,6 +7431,9 @@ int backend_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
       if (hc_clCreateCommandQueue (hashcat_ctx, context, device_param->opencl_device, 0, &command_queue) == -1)
       {
         device_param->skipped = true;
+
+        backend_ctx->opencl_devices_active--;
+        backend_ctx->backend_devices_active--;
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -7612,6 +7620,14 @@ int backend_ctx_devices_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const int comptime)
     }
   }
 
+  // check again to catch error on OpenCL/Metal
+  if (backend_ctx->backend_devices_active == 0)
+  {
+    event_log_error (hashcat_ctx, "No devices found/left.");
+
+    return -1;
+  }
+
   backend_ctx->target_msec  = TARGET_MSEC_PROFILE[user_options->workload_profile - 1];
 
   backend_ctx->need_adl           = need_adl;