diff --git a/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go b/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
index 32ec54ccd..e5f56e42e 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func reportSnapshotStatus(manifest *snapshot.Manifest, policyTree *policy.Tree)
 	var errs []string
 	if ds := manifest.RootEntry.DirSummary; ds != nil {
 		for _, ent := range ds.FailedEntries {
-			policy := policyTree.DefinedPolicy()
+			policy := policyTree.EffectivePolicy()
 			if !(policy != nil && bool(*policy.ErrorHandlingPolicy.IgnoreUnknownTypes) && strings.Contains(ent.Error, fs.ErrUnknown.Error())) {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("Error when processing %v: %v", ent.EntryPath, ent.Error))
 			}