diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go
index 9965652d6..2175a50e6 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange_e2e_test.go
@@ -561,9 +561,8 @@ func runExchangeDetailsCmdTest(suite *PreparedBackupExchangeE2ESuite, category p
 
 type BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite struct {
 	tester.Suite
-	dpnd              dependencies
-	backupOp          operations.BackupOperation
-	secondaryBackupOp operations.BackupOperation
+	dpnd      dependencies
+	backupOps [3]operations.BackupOperation
 }
 
 func TestBackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -589,21 +588,15 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) SetupSuite() {
 	sel := selectors.NewExchangeBackup(users)
 	sel.Include(sel.MailFolders([]string{api.MailInbox}, selectors.PrefixMatch()))
 
-	backupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+	for i := 0; i < cap(suite.backupOps); i++ {
+		backupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
+		require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
 
-	suite.backupOp = backupOp
+		suite.backupOps[i] = backupOp
 
-	err = suite.backupOp.Run(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
-
-	backupOp2, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
-
-	suite.secondaryBackupOp = backupOp2
-
-	err = suite.secondaryBackupOp.Run(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+		err = suite.backupOps[i].Run(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+	}
 }
 
 func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupDeleteCmd() {
@@ -619,8 +612,8 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupDeleteCmd() {
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
 		"--"+flags.BackupIDsFN,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s",
-			string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID),
-			string(suite.secondaryBackupOp.Results.BackupID)))
+			string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID),
+			string(suite.backupOps[1].Results.BackupID)))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	// run the command
@@ -631,7 +624,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupDeleteCmd() {
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "exchange",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backup", string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backup", string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
@@ -641,7 +634,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupDeleteCmd() {
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "exchange",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backup", string(suite.secondaryBackupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backup", string(suite.backupOps[1].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
@@ -660,7 +653,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupDeleteCmd_SingleID(
 		"backup", "delete", "exchange",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
 		"--"+flags.BackupFN,
-		string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		string(suite.backupOps[2].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	// run the command
@@ -671,7 +664,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteExchangeE2ESuite) TestExchangeBackupDeleteCmd_SingleID(
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "exchange",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backup", string(suite.secondaryBackupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backup", string(suite.backupOps[2].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
diff --git a/src/cli/backup/groups_e2e_test.go b/src/cli/backup/groups_e2e_test.go
index 66de86eb4..986979a4f 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/groups_e2e_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/groups_e2e_test.go
@@ -497,9 +497,8 @@ func runGroupsDetailsCmdTest(suite *PreparedBackupGroupsE2ESuite, category path.
 
 type BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite struct {
 	tester.Suite
-	dpnd              dependencies
-	backupOp          operations.BackupOperation
-	secondaryBackupOp operations.BackupOperation
+	dpnd      dependencies
+	backupOps [3]operations.BackupOperation
 }
 
 func TestBackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -525,22 +524,15 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite) SetupSuite() {
 	sel := selectors.NewGroupsBackup(groups)
 	sel.Include(selTD.GroupsBackupChannelScope(sel))
 
-	backupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+	for i := 0; i < cap(suite.backupOps); i++ {
+		backupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
+		require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
 
-	suite.backupOp = backupOp
+		suite.backupOps[i] = backupOp
 
-	err = suite.backupOp.Run(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
-
-	// secondary backup
-	secondaryBackupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackup(ctx, sel.Selector)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
-
-	suite.secondaryBackupOp = secondaryBackupOp
-
-	err = suite.secondaryBackupOp.Run(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+		err = suite.backupOps[i].Run(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+	}
 }
 
 func (suite *BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite) TestGroupsBackupDeleteCmd() {
@@ -556,8 +548,8 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite) TestGroupsBackupDeleteCmd() {
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
 		"--"+flags.BackupIDsFN,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s",
-			string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID),
-			string(suite.secondaryBackupOp.Results.BackupID)))
+			string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID),
+			string(suite.backupOps[1].Results.BackupID)))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	// run the command
@@ -568,7 +560,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite) TestGroupsBackupDeleteCmd() {
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "groups",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backups", string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backups", string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
@@ -587,7 +579,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite) TestGroupsBackupDeleteCmd_SingleID() {
 		"backup", "delete", "groups",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
 		"--"+flags.BackupFN,
-		string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		string(suite.backupOps[2].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	// run the command
@@ -598,7 +590,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteGroupsE2ESuite) TestGroupsBackupDeleteCmd_SingleID() {
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "groups",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backup", string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backup", string(suite.backupOps[2].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
diff --git a/src/cli/backup/onedrive_e2e_test.go b/src/cli/backup/onedrive_e2e_test.go
index 77d599862..f4b2c0bdc 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/onedrive_e2e_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/onedrive_e2e_test.go
@@ -121,9 +121,8 @@ func (suite *NoBackupOneDriveE2ESuite) TestOneDriveBackupCmd_userNotInTenant() {
 
 type BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite struct {
 	tester.Suite
-	dpnd              dependencies
-	backupOp          operations.BackupOperation
-	secondaryBackupOp operations.BackupOperation
+	dpnd      dependencies
+	backupOps [3]operations.BackupOperation
 }
 
 func TestBackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -152,22 +151,15 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite) SetupSuite() {
 	sel := selectors.NewOneDriveBackup(users)
 	sel.Include(selTD.OneDriveBackupFolderScope(sel))
 
-	backupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackupWithLookup(ctx, sel.Selector, ins)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+	for i := 0; i < cap(suite.backupOps); i++ {
+		backupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackupWithLookup(ctx, sel.Selector, ins)
+		require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
 
-	suite.backupOp = backupOp
+		suite.backupOps[i] = backupOp
 
-	err = suite.backupOp.Run(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
-
-	// secondary backup
-	secondaryBackupOp, err := suite.dpnd.repo.NewBackupWithLookup(ctx, sel.Selector, ins)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
-
-	suite.secondaryBackupOp = secondaryBackupOp
-
-	err = suite.secondaryBackupOp.Run(ctx)
-	require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+		err = suite.backupOps[i].Run(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+	}
 }
 
 func (suite *BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite) TestOneDriveBackupDeleteCmd() {
@@ -185,8 +177,8 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite) TestOneDriveBackupDeleteCmd() {
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
 		"--"+flags.BackupIDsFN,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s,%s",
-			string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID),
-			string(suite.secondaryBackupOp.Results.BackupID)))
+			string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID),
+			string(suite.backupOps[1].Results.BackupID)))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 	cmd.SetErr(&suite.dpnd.recorder)
 
@@ -201,14 +193,14 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite) TestOneDriveBackupDeleteCmd() {
 		strings.HasSuffix(
 			result,
 			fmt.Sprintf("Deleted OneDrive backup [%s %s]\n",
-				string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID),
-				string(suite.secondaryBackupOp.Results.BackupID))))
+				string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID),
+				string(suite.backupOps[1].Results.BackupID))))
 
 	// a follow-up details call should fail, due to the backup ID being deleted
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "onedrive",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backups", string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backups", string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)
@@ -229,7 +221,7 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite) TestOneDriveBackupDeleteCmd_SingleID(
 		"backup", "delete", "onedrive",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
 		"--"+flags.BackupFN,
-		string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		string(suite.backupOps[2].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 	cmd.SetErr(&suite.dpnd.recorder)
 
@@ -244,13 +236,13 @@ func (suite *BackupDeleteOneDriveE2ESuite) TestOneDriveBackupDeleteCmd_SingleID(
 		strings.HasSuffix(
 			result,
 			fmt.Sprintf("Deleted OneDrive backup [%s]\n",
-				string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))))
+				string(suite.backupOps[2].Results.BackupID))))
 
 	// a follow-up details call should fail, due to the backup ID being deleted
 	cmd = cliTD.StubRootCmd(
 		"backup", "details", "onedrive",
 		"--config-file", suite.dpnd.configFilePath,
-		"--backup", string(suite.backupOp.Results.BackupID))
+		"--backup", string(suite.backupOps[0].Results.BackupID))
 	cli.BuildCommandTree(cmd)
 
 	err = cmd.ExecuteContext(ctx)