time-based snapshots failing

time-based snapshots have been failing lately. the odd thing is, running the systemd services manually does work. journald shows the following:

Sep 23 05:00:01 apt systemd[1]: Starting tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service - Take time-based snapshot of debian...
░░ Subject: A start job for unit tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service has begun execution
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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░░ A start job for unit tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service has begun execution.
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░░ The job identifier is 60714.
Sep 23 05:00:01 apt systemd[1]: tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
░░ Subject: Unit process exited
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service has exited.
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░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
Sep 23 05:00:01 apt systemd[1]: tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
░░ Subject: Unit failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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░░ The unit tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 23 05:00:01 apt systemd[1]: Failed to start tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service - Take time-based snapshot of debian.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service has failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://www.debian.org/support
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░░ A start job for unit tails-update-time-based-apt-snapshots-debian-1.service has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 60714 and the job result is failed.

so that's not much to go on...