diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index afb86d0a0..08f39d42e 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1542,9 +1542,13 @@ function importApp(app, data, auditSource, callback) {
     testBackupConfig(function (error) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
-        if (backupConfig && 'password' in backupConfig) {
-            backupConfig.encryption = backups.generateEncryptionKeysSync(backupConfig.password);
-            delete backupConfig.password;
+        if (backupConfig) {
+            if ('password' in backupConfig) {
+                backupConfig.encryption = backups.generateEncryptionKeysSync(backupConfig.password);
+                delete backupConfig.password;
+            } else {
+                backupConfig.encryption = null;
+            }
         }
 
         const restoreConfig = { backupId, backupFormat, backupConfig };