diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 785901406..e4fed0c75 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1045,11 +1045,13 @@ function restore(appId, data, auditSource, callback) {
                 if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.BAD_STATE)); // might be a bad guess
                 if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
 
-                taskmanager.restartAppTask(appId);
+                startAppTask(appId, function (error) {
+                    if (error) return callback(error);
 
-                eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_RESTORE, auditSource, { app: app, backupId: backupInfo.id, fromManifest: app.manifest, toManifest: backupInfo.manifest });
+                    eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_RESTORE, auditSource, { app: app, backupId: backupInfo.id, fromManifest: app.manifest, toManifest: backupInfo.manifest });
 
-                callback(null);
+                    callback(null);
+                });
             });
         });
     });
diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index cb187ba02..297fe92c2 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ function run(appId, progressCallback, callback) {
         case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE: return configure(app, progressCallback, callback);
         case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL: return uninstall(app, progressCallback, callback);
         case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE: return install(app, progressCallback, callback);
+        case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_RESTORE: return install(app, progressCallback, callback);
 
         default:
             debugApp(app, 'apptask launched with invalid command');