diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 3c0f84256..a595357e7 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ function checkAppState(app, state) {
         if (app.error.installationState === state) return null;
 
         // allow uninstall from any state
-        if (state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in error state');
+        if (state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL && state !== exports.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Not allowed in error state');
     }
 
     return null;