diff --git a/scripts/Common/OS/backup.fish b/scripts/Common/OS/backup.fish
index 9ed54d82..16a9e849 100644
--- a/scripts/Common/OS/backup.fish
+++ b/scripts/Common/OS/backup.fish
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ source "$dir/../../lib/action.fish"
 
 function backupAction -V dir
     source "$dir/../../lib/hooks.fish"
+    source "$dir/../../lib/restoration.fish"
 
     if not type -q getDeploymentScript
         function getDeploymentScript
@@ -13,45 +14,7 @@ function backupAction -V dir
     end
 
     set -l deployScript (getDeploymentScript)
-
-    if [ -z "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_DIR" ]
-        if fish "$dir/../../../lib/modules/partition/confirm.fish" "Do you wish to store the backup on an SSH server?" n
-            set -l keyVar VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_KEY
-            set -l keyPath ~root/.config/port-valhalla/valhalla
-            read -xP "Please specify the host name of the SSH server: " VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER
-            read -xP "Please specify the port of the SSH server (default 22): " VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT
-            read -xP "Please specify the name of the user to log in to the SSH server: " VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_USER
-            set -l host "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER"
-
-            if [ -z "$$keyVar" ]
-                set -gx "$keyVar" "$keyPath"
-                sudo mkdir -p (dirname "$keyPath")
-                sudo ssh-keygen -f "$$keyVar" -N ""
-            end
-
-            if [ -z "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT" ]
-                set -x VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT 22
-            end
-
-            if [ -n "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_USER" ]
-                set host "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_USER@$host"
-            end
-
-            echo
-            echo "$(tput setaf 3)==== WARNING ====$(tput sgr0)"
-            echo "For a seamless experience, please make sure that you are able to establish an unattended ssh connection using key authentication."
-            echo
-            echo "Your public key is:"
-            sudo cat "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_KEY.pub"
-            echo
-            echo "$(tput bold)This command should succeed without user interaction:$(tput sgr0)"
-            echo "sudo ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no -i $(string escape -- "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_KEY") -p $VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT $host true"
-            read -P "Press enter once you're done: "
-            echo
-        end
-
-        read -xP "Please specify the path to the directory to save the backup to: " VALHALLA_BACKUP_DIR
-    end
+    initConfig --action backup
 
     runHook backupSoftware || begin
         echo "Backing up software..."
diff --git a/scripts/lib/restoration.fish b/scripts/lib/restoration.fish
index 84475373..1b20b5b4 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/restoration.fish
+++ b/scripts/lib/restoration.fish
@@ -1,3 +1,78 @@
+set -l dir (status dirname)
+
+function initConfig -V dir -d "Fetches the configuration by prompting the user to "
+    set -l disabled VALHALLA_BACKUP_DISABLED
+
+    if [ -z "$$disabled" ]
+        if [ -z "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_DIR" ]
+            argparse -i "action=" -- $argv
+            set -l index
+            set -l confirm fish "$dir/../../../lib/modules/partition/confirm.fish"
+
+            switch "$_flag_action"
+                case backup
+                    set index 1
+                case restore
+                    set index 2
+                case '*'
+                    set index 3
+            end
+
+            if [ "$_flag_action" != restore ] || $confirm "Do you wish to restore a backup?"
+                set -l keyVar VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_KEY
+
+                set -l keyPath ~root/.config/port-valhalla/valhalla
+                set -l server (string repeat --count 3 (printf "%s\n" "Please specify the host name of the SSH server: "))
+                set -l port (string repeat --count 3 (printf "%s\n" "Please specify the port of the SSH server (default 22): "))
+                set -l user (string repeat --count 3 (printf "%s\n" "Please specify the name of the user to log in to the SSH server: "))
+
+
+                set -l ssh \
+                    "Do you wish to store the backup on an SSH server?" \
+                    "Do you wish to restore the backup from an SSH server?" \
+                    "Do you wish to backup or restore files on an SSH server?"
+
+                set -l path \
+                    "Please specify the path to the directory to save the backup to: " \
+                    "Please specify the path to the directory to load the backup from: " \
+                    "Please specify the path to the backup directory: "
+
+                if [ -z "$$keyVar" ]
+                    set -gx "$keyVar" "$keyPath"
+                    ssh-keygen -f "$keyPath" -N ""
+                end
+
+                if fish $confirm $ssh[$index] n
+                    read -gxP $server[$index] VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER
+                    read -gxP $port[$index] VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT
+                    read -gxP $user[$index] VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_USER
+                end
+
+                if [ -n "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER" ]
+                    set -l sshArgs
+
+                    if [ -n "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT" ]
+                        set -a sshArgs -p "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_PORT"
+                    end
+
+                    echo
+                    echo "$(tput setaf 3)==== WARNING ====$(tput sgr0)"
+                    echo "For a seamless experience, please make sure that you are able to establish an unattended ssh connection using key authentication."
+                    echo
+                    echo "$(tput bold)This command should succeed without user interaction:$(tput sgr0)"
+                    echo "sudo ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no -i $(string escape -- "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER_KEY") $sshArgs $VALHALLA_BACKUP_SERVER true"
+                    read -P "Press enter once you're done: "
+                    echo
+                end
+
+                read -gxP $path[$index] VALHALLA_BACKUP_DIR
+            else
+                set -gx "$disabled" 1
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 function backupFiles
     if [ -n "$VALHALLA_BACKUP_DIR" ]
         argparse -i "base-directory=" -- $argv