diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/vnstat_backup b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/vnstat_backup
index ea00cb864..3a1cf5112 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/vnstat_backup
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/init.d/vnstat_backup
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ backup_database() {
 }
  
 restore_database() {
-	if [ ! -f $BACKUP_FILE ]; then
-		logger -t $LOGGER_TAG -p err "cannot restore, backup file does not exist (yet)"
-	else
+	if [ -f $BACKUP_FILE ]; then
 		logger -t $LOGGER_TAG -p info 'restoring database'
 		[ ! -d $VNSTAT_DIR ] && mkdir $VNSTAT_DIR
 		/bin/tar -xzf $BACKUP_FILE -C $VNSTAT_DIR