diff --git a/backups/backups.tf b/backups/backups.tf
index 739b819..0b80ed1 100644
--- a/backups/backups.tf
+++ b/backups/backups.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 resource "nomad_job" "backup" {
+  count = var.restoration_mode ? 0 : 1
   jobspec = templatefile("${path.module}/backup.nomad", {
     module_path = path.module,
     batch_node  = null,
diff --git a/backups/vars.tf b/backups/vars.tf
index aa5858a..e4defee 100644
--- a/backups/vars.tf
+++ b/backups/vars.tf
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+variable "restoration_mode" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Prevent starting scheduled backup jobs so data can be restored without overwriting good data"
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "use_wesher" {
   type        = bool
   description = "Indicates whether or not services should expose themselves on the wesher network"
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 5d85952..581f501 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ module "services" {
 module "backups" {
   source = "./backups"
 
-  use_wesher = var.use_wesher
+  use_wesher       = var.use_wesher
+  restoration_mode = var.restoration_mode
 
   depends_on = [module.databases, module.services, module.core]
 }
diff --git a/scripts/nomad_backup_job.py b/scripts/nomad_backup_job.py
index 12023ae..2f5842c 100755
--- a/scripts/nomad_backup_job.py
+++ b/scripts/nomad_backup_job.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from os import environ
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Any
 from typing import cast
-from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace
 
 import requests
 
@@ -65,64 +65,101 @@ def wait_for_eval_status(eval_id: str, status: str):
         eval = cast(dict[str, Any], eval)
 
 
-parser = ArgumentParser(
-    description="Execute one off backups and restores of services",
-)
-parser.add_argument("service_name", help="Name of the service to backup or restore")
-parser.add_argument("-a", "--action", default="backup", choices=("backup", "restore"), help="Action to take, backup or restore")
-parser.add_argument("-s", "--snapshot", default="latest", help="Backup snapshot to restore, if restore is the chosen action")
-parser.add_argument("-x", "--extra-safe", action="store_true", help="Perform extra safe backup or restore by stoping target job first")
-args = parser.parse_args()
+def restart_job(job_id: str) ->  str|None:
+    job_versions = nomad_req("job", job_id, "versions")
+    job_versions = cast(dict[str, Any], job_versions)
 
-service_name = args.service_name
-service_info = nomad_req("service", service_name, params={"choose": "1|backups"})
+    latest_stable_version: int = -1
+    for version in job_versions["Versions"]:
+        if version["Stable"] and version["Version"] > latest_stable_version:
+            latest_stable_version = version["Version"]
 
-if not service_info:
-    print(f"Could not find service {service_name}")
-    exit(1)
+    if latest_stable_version == -1:
+        print("No stable versions found")
+        return None
 
-service_info = cast(list[dict[str, Any]], service_info)
-node_id = service_info[0]["NodeID"]
-job_id = service_info[0]["JobID"]
+    print(f"Reverting to version {latest_stable_version}")
+    revert = nomad_req("job", job_id, "revert", data={"JobVersion": latest_stable_version}, method="POST")
+    revert = cast(dict[str, Any], revert)
 
-node = nomad_req("node", node_id)
-node = cast(dict[str, Any], node)
-node_name = node["Name"]
-backup_job_name = f"backup-oneoff-{node_name}"
+    return revert["EvalID"]
 
-backup_job = nomad_req("job", backup_job_name)
-if not backup_job:
-    print(f"Could not find backup job {backup_job_name} for {service_name}")
 
-if args.extra_safe:
-    print("Stopping job allocs")
-    stop_job = nomad_req("job", job_id, method="DELETE")
-    print(stop_job)
-    wait_for_job_alloc_status(job_id, "complete")
+def parse_arguments() -> Namespace:
+    parser = ArgumentParser(
+        description="Execute one off backups and restores of services",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("service_name", help="Name of the service to backup or restore")
+    parser.add_argument("-a", "--action", default="backup", choices=("backup", "restore"), help="Action to take, backup or restore")
+    parser.add_argument("-s", "--snapshot", default="latest", help="Backup snapshot to restore, if restore is the chosen action")
+    parser.add_argument("-x", "--extra-safe", action="store_true", help="Perform extra safe backup or restore by stoping target job first")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
 
-backup_job = cast(dict[str, Any], backup_job)
-backup_job_id = backup_job["ID"]
+    return args
 
-dispatch = nomad_req(
-    "job",
-    backup_job_id,
-    "dispatch",
-    data={
-        "Payload": None,
-        "Meta": {
-            "job_name": service_name,
-            "task": args.action,
-            "snapshot": args.snapshot,
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = parse_arguments()
+
+    service_name = args.service_name
+    service_info = nomad_req("service", service_name, params={"choose": "1|backups"})
+
+    if not service_info:
+        print(f"Could not find service {service_name}")
+        return 1
+
+    service_info = cast(list[dict[str, Any]], service_info)
+    node_id = service_info[0]["NodeID"]
+    job_id = service_info[0]["JobID"]
+
+    node = nomad_req("node", node_id)
+    node = cast(dict[str, Any], node)
+
+    node_name = node["Name"]
+    backup_job_name = f"backup-oneoff-{node_name}"
+
+    backup_job = nomad_req("job", backup_job_name)
+    if not backup_job:
+        print(f"Could not find backup job {backup_job_name} for {service_name}")
+
+    if args.extra_safe:
+        print("Stopping job allocs")
+        _ = nomad_req("job", job_id, method="DELETE")
+        wait_for_job_alloc_status(job_id, "complete")
+
+    backup_job = cast(dict[str, Any], backup_job)
+    backup_job_id = backup_job["ID"]
+
+    dispatch = nomad_req(
+        "job",
+        backup_job_id,
+        "dispatch",
+        data={
+            "Payload": None,
+            "Meta": {
+                "job_name": service_name,
+                "task": args.action,
+                "snapshot": args.snapshot,
+            },
         },
-    },
-    method="POST",
-)
-dispatch = cast(dict[str, Any], dispatch)
-print(dispatch)
+        method="POST",
+    )
+    dispatch = cast(dict[str, Any], dispatch)
 
-if args.extra_safe:
-    print(f"Wait for {args.action} to finish")
-    wait_for_eval_status(dispatch["EvalID"], "complete")
+    if args.extra_safe:
+        print(f"Wait for {args.action} to finish")
+        wait_for_eval_status(dispatch["EvalID"], "complete")
 
-    print("Backup complete. Verify success and restart job")
-    # If auto restarting, get versions and "revert" to version n-1 since n will be the recently stopped version
+        print(f"{args.action.capitalize()} complete. Verify success and restart job")
+
+        revert_eval_id = restart_job(job_id)
+        if revert_eval_id:
+            wait_for_eval_status(revert_eval_id, "running")
+        else:
+            print("No stable versions to revert to")
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    exit(main())
diff --git a/vars.tf b/vars.tf
index 63f2d6f..af4875c 100644
--- a/vars.tf
+++ b/vars.tf
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ variable "use_wesher" {
   description = "Indicates whether or not services should expose themselves on the wesher network"
   default     = true
 }
+
+variable "restoration_mode" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Prevent starting scheduled backup jobs so data can be restored without overwriting good data"
+  default     = false
+}