diff --git a/lib/Ravada/Domain.pm b/lib/Ravada/Domain.pm
index 7a79095ce..e9d321b55 100644
--- a/lib/Ravada/Domain.pm
+++ b/lib/Ravada/Domain.pm
@@ -7830,6 +7830,9 @@ sub restore_backup($self, $backup, $interactive, $rvd_back=undef) {
     if($self->_data('is_base')) {
         $self->_set_base_vm_db($self->_vm->id,1);
     }
+    if($data->{autostart}) {
+        $self->autostart(1, Ravada::Utils::user_daemon());
+    }
     return $self;
 }
 
diff --git a/t/vm/backup.t b/t/vm/backup.t
index 81d989b87..a6a701920 100644
--- a/t/vm/backup.t
+++ b/t/vm/backup.t
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ sub backup_auto_start($vm) {
     is($domain2->autostart,1);
     is($domain2->_data('autostart'),1);
     if ($vm->type eq 'KVM') {
-        is($domain->domain->get_autostart(),1);
+        is($domain2->domain->get_autostart(),1);
     }
+    is($domain2->_internal_autostart(),1);
+
     $domain2->remove(user_admin);
-    exit;
 
 }