diff --git a/backup-mattermost.sh b/backup-mattermost.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa94e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup-mattermost.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+if [ "$1" == "pre-backup" ]; then
+  exit
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "pre-backup" ]; then
+  exit
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "pre-restore" ]; then
+  # kill the running plugins that need to be overwritten
+  pkill plugins
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "post-restore" ]; then
+  mmctl config reload --local
+fi
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diff --git a/backup-postgres.sh b/backup-postgres.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d0d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup-postgres.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+if [ "$1" == "pre-backup" ]; then
+  exit
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "post-backup" ]; then
+  exit
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "pre-restore" ]; then
+  exit
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "post-restore" ]; then
+  pg_restore -U $POSTGRES_USER -d $POSTGRES_DB -c /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgres-backup
+fi
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diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index a9840c4..e448752 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ services:
       labels:
         backupbot.backup: "true"
         backupbot.backup.pre-hook: "PGPASSWORD=$$(cat $${POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE}) pg_dump -U $${POSTGRES_USER} $${POSTGRES_DB} --format=directory -f /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgres-backup"
-        backupbot.backup.post-hook: "rm -rf /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgres-backup.sql"
+        backupbot.backup.post-hook: "rm -rf /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgres-backup"
         backupbot.backup.path: "/var/lib/postgresql/data/"
+        backupbot.restore.post-hook: "/backup-postgres.sh post"
 
 secrets:
   postgres_password:
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 08f68bd..0000000
--- a/restore.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-if [ "$1" == "pre" ]; then
-  mmctl 
-
-
-if [ "$1" == "post" ]
-
-
-
-reset_config() {
-    cp /config-to-copy.json /mattermost/config/config.json && touch /mattermost/config/CoopCloudManaged
-    mmctl config reload --local
-}
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