diff --git a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
index 2399a24..4b8919b 100644
--- a/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
+++ b/recipes-core/initrdscripts/files/init-install.sh
@@ -200,7 +200,28 @@ umount /tgt_root
 echo "Resizing partition"
 e2fsck -f $rootfs || true
 resize2fs $rootfs
+sync
 
+echo "Re-mounting the root and trying to apply backup."
+mount $rootfs /tgt_root
+
+echo "Finding backupfiles"
+backupfile=`find /media/$dev_name/ -name "sysmocom-backup*.tar" | head -n1`
+if [ -n "$backupfile" ]; then
+    if [ ! -r "$backupfile" ]; then
+        echo "configurations-file $backupfile it is not readable"
+    else
+        echo "restoring $backupfile"
+        backupfile_basename=`basename $backupfile`
+        cp $backupfile /tgt_root
+        chroot /tgt_root /usr/sbin/sysmocom-restore $backupfile_basename
+        rm /tgt_root/$backupfile_basename
+    fi
+else
+    echo "No configurations-file found"
+fi
+
+umount /tgt_root
 sync
 
 echo "Remove your installation media, and press ENTER"