diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index e60267e63..40200aec9 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -545,7 +545,12 @@ function install(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
 
             addons.teardownAddons(app, addonsToRemove, next);
         },
-        deleteAppDir.bind(null, app, { removeDirectory: false }), // do not remove any symlinked appdata dir
+
+        function deleteAppDirIfNeeded(done) {
+            if (restoreConfig && !restoreConfig.backupId) return done(); // in-place import should not delete data dir
+
+            deleteAppDir(app, { removeDirectory: false }, done); // do not remove any symlinked appdata dir
+        },
 
         function deleteImageIfChanged(done) {
             if (!restoreConfig || !restoreConfig.oldManifest) return done();
@@ -575,14 +580,20 @@ function install(app, args, progressCallback, callback) {
                     progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 60, message: 'Setting up addons' }),
                     addons.setupAddons.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons),
                 ], next);
+            } else if (!restoreConfig.backupId) { // in-place import
+                async.series([
+                    progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 60, message: 'Importing addons in-place' }),
+                    addons.restoreAddons.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons),
+                ], next);
             } else {
                 async.series([
                     progressCallback.bind(null, { percent: 65, message: 'Download backup and restoring addons' }),
                     addons.setupAddons.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons),
                     addons.clearAddons.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons),
-                    backups.restoreApp.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons, restoreConfig, (progress) => {
-                        progressCallback({ percent: 65, message: `Restore - ${progress.message}` });
-                    })
+                    backups.downloadApp.bind(null, app, restoreConfig, (progress) => {
+                        progressCallback({ percent: 65, message: progress.message });
+                    }),
+                    addons.restoreAddons.bind(null, app, app.manifest.addons)
                 ], next);
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index 7e848d3e5..49c8b9f6d 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     restore: restore,
 
     backupApp: backupApp,
-    restoreApp: restoreApp,
+    downloadApp: downloadApp,
 
     backupBoxAndApps: backupBoxAndApps,
 
@@ -651,19 +651,12 @@ function restore(backupConfig, backupId, progressCallback, callback) {
     });
 }
 
-function restoreApp(app, addonsToRestore, restoreConfig, progressCallback, callback) {
+function downloadApp(app, restoreConfig, progressCallback, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof addonsToRestore, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof restoreConfig, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof progressCallback, 'function');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
-    if (!restoreConfig.backupId) { // in-place import
-        debug('restoreApp: in-place import');
-
-        return addons.restoreAddons(app, addonsToRestore, callback);
-    }
-
     const appDataDir = safe.fs.realpathSync(path.join(paths.APPS_DATA_DIR, app.id));
     if (!appDataDir) return callback(safe.error);
     const dataLayout = new DataLayout(appDataDir, app.dataDir ? [{ localDir: app.dataDir, remoteDir: 'data' }] : []);
@@ -674,11 +667,8 @@ function restoreApp(app, addonsToRestore, restoreConfig, progressCallback, callb
     getBackupConfigFunc(function (error, backupConfig) {
         if (error) return callback(error);
 
-        async.series([
-            download.bind(null, backupConfig, restoreConfig.backupId, restoreConfig.backupFormat, dataLayout, progressCallback),
-            addons.restoreAddons.bind(null, app, addonsToRestore)
-        ], function (error) {
-            debug('restoreApp: time: %s', (new Date() - startTime)/1000);
+        download(backupConfig, restoreConfig.backupId, restoreConfig.backupFormat, dataLayout, progressCallback, function (error) {
+            debug('downloadApp: time: %s', (new Date() - startTime)/1000);
 
             callback(error);
         });