diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 03d192f74..2ebc785a9 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -2265,6 +2265,7 @@ async function restore(app, backupId, auditSource) {
 
     // for empty or null backupId, use existing manifest to mimic a reinstall
     const backupInfo = backupId ? await backups.get(backupId) : { manifest: app.manifest };
+    if (!backupInfo) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'No such backup');
     const manifest = backupInfo.manifest;
 
     if (!manifest) throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Could not get restore manifest');