diff --git a/backport.sh b/backport.sh
index e212af72c67c..a1dc083761ac 100755
--- a/backport.sh
+++ b/backport.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Example: ./backport.sh 'feature/im-play-nightly' 47bc4b2ade1baffbb6693ae149bca6126c2f352e 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.37
+# Usage: ./backport.sh 'feature/im-play-nightly' 47bc4b2ade1baffbb6693ae149bca6126c2f352e 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.37
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ for branch in "${branches[@]}"; do
   git cherry-pick "$commit"
   git push origin "${base_branch}_${branch}"
   gh pr create --head "${base_branch}_${branch}" --base "$branch" --title "backport: $pr_title" --body "$pr_url" --reviewer "$pr_reviewer"
-done
-
-git checkout "$current_branch"
-
-# Delete local branches
-for branch in "${branches[@]}"; do
+  # clean up
+  git checkout "$current_branch"
   git branch -D "${base_branch}_${branch}"
 done