diff --git a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
index effd62c44..e76735064 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
+++ b/dashboard/public/translation/en.json
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@
             "description": "The latest app backup will be added to the <a href=\"/#backups\">App Archive</a>. The app will be uninstalled, but can be restored from the Backups View. Other backups will be cleaned up based on the backup policy.",
             "action": "Archive",
             "latestBackupInfo": "The last backup was created at {{date}}.",
-            "noBackup": "This app has no backup. Archiving requires at least one backup."
+            "noBackup": "This app has no backup. Archiving requires a recent backup."
         },
         "archiveDialog": {
             "title": "Archive {{app}}",
diff --git a/dashboard/public/views/app.js b/dashboard/public/views/app.js
index 37f396b39..03437a0dd 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/views/app.js
+++ b/dashboard/public/views/app.js
@@ -1757,7 +1757,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
             $scope.uninstall.latestBackup = null;
 
             Client.getAppBackups($scope.app.id, function (error, backups) {
-                if (!error && backups.length) $scope.uninstall.latestBackup = backups[0];
+                // only backups with appConfig (post 8.2) are candidates for archive
+                if (!error && backups.length) $scope.uninstall.latestBackup = backups[0].appConfig ? backups[0] : null;
             });
         },